Cheers!
P.s., this is what happened when I died. Hope it isn't too gruesome for you!
"Tag Files on Your Desktop." Google. Teachertech.blog, n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en>.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Farewell
After the war, I was grief stricken with the loss of all my sons. My wife was the only source of any consolation. We went about rebuilding Troy but after all the men we lost, it will be a long time until it was like before the war. I never saw Troy rebuilt to its former glory because Achilles son, Neoptolemus killed me at the altar of Zeus. He was also a huge ass and took Hektor's wife Andromache as his slave. I just wish the poor girl will be rescued or kill herself in some way rather then be with that heathen. It's off to the after life with me! I will watch over my wife until she is ready to join me in the after world.
Cheers!
P.s., this is what happened when I died. Hope it isn't too gruesome for you!
Cheers!
P.s., this is what happened when I died. Hope it isn't too gruesome for you!
Monday, October 7, 2013
It's all over
Everyone else was safe inside the walls except Hektor. I tried to get him inside but he was too stubborn to listen to me. Achilles and him fight, Hektor charges, Athene tricks Hektor, Achilles kills Hektor. It was all a blur to me, yet the world seemed to go in slow motion. I saw Hektor slowly falling and Achilles laughing when Hektor asked that his body could be given to me and my family. I had to watch my son being dragged by a chariot, the hardest I have ever had to witness. Those bastards took turns desecrating his body. I could barely watch, but I couldn't take my eyes off of Hektor. After a sleepless night spent with my family, I heard tell that Achilles held the funeral for Patroklos. They sacrificed 12 of our men that Achilles had captured. At this point I don't even care anymore. My sons have been taken from this life and I won't see them again until I myself cross over. There was little time to mourn before Thetis came to me with instructions to ransom for Hektor's body. I left with Idaeus with all the treasures to trade for and we were guided to Achilles tent by a Greek soldier. I had to beg Achilles to agree with my proposal but he definitely listened when I told him to think of his own father and his fallen friend Patroklos. Crying, Achilles finally accepted my ransom. I slept in his tent but in a dream Hermes said I would not survive the night so Idaeus and I snuck out of the camp with Hektor's body. Achilles allowed for a reprieve from battle while we prepared Hektor's body and held his funeral.
I could see the funeral for Patroklos being held from my seat on the wall. I believe I would have liked him had he not been a Greek. But I think that Patroklos' funeral is foreshadowing Achilles death. I personally believe he has it coming, he killed off most of my family and I'm left to clean up all the destruction that's occurred. It's like Achilles is holding the funeral for himself that he will never have. Good, I can't wait until the bastard dies.
I could see the funeral for Patroklos being held from my seat on the wall. I believe I would have liked him had he not been a Greek. But I think that Patroklos' funeral is foreshadowing Achilles death. I personally believe he has it coming, he killed off most of my family and I'm left to clean up all the destruction that's occurred. It's like Achilles is holding the funeral for himself that he will never have. Good, I can't wait until the bastard dies.
"Ides of March: What Is It?" Google. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2013. <http://www.google.com/search?site=imghp>.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Heartache and Heartbreak
Achilles got his new armor and also the gifts Agamemnon had originally promised him. Achilles horse spoke to him saying that his time is near and Achilles pretty much told him to can it. If it were my horse that was speaking to me, I'd take it pretty seriously. It's a TALKING HORSE for crying out loud. I heard tell that Zeus said the gods could get involved now...like they haven't been already! But anyways, they apparently decided to sit back and watch the humans wreak havoc on each other. Hektor challenged Achilles once again and once again Apollo had to save him (I really enjoy this Apollo fellow).
Then...what I had hoped and prayed wouldn't happen, occurred. Achilles brutally killed my soon Lycaon. I was told that Achilles went on a killing spree and filled the river with so many of my brave soldiers that the river god was angered and almost killed Achilles if Hephaestus hadn't saved him. Damn gods, we could have done with no godly involvement at that point. The gods are fighting with each other but I could care less. My son has been killed. I saw the battlefield that was just littered with dead bodies and I ran to open the gates to what was left of the troops. Achilles saw what I was doing and followed my soldiers. He almost took the entire city. What I last remember was Agenor challenging Achilles. Apollo rescued Agenor and disguised himself to look like my son without Achilles knowing. Apollo allowed us enough time to get back to Troy. I am an old man, and when I look around me my heart grows heavy with dispair. I am tired of this. I am tired of watching my sons get killed in battle. I am tired.
When Achilles and the men were at breakfast, Achilles refused to eat before going to battle. It might be possible that he thinks it's pointless since he knows he will die soon? But I believe that it is because he does not need food to keep him alive. He is Achilles. He is as close to a god as a mortal can get. He can't be killed in his armor. Achilles ate nectar and ambrosia which is foods to the gods. Further proof that he is more godlike than human. I had only wished he was weaker so my sons would not have perished.
This is a picture of what Achilles shield may have looked like. It is more than extremely detailed and handcrafted by Hephaestus. It is also impenetrable. That is the shield one would want in battle. It's probably pretty heavy though!
"Shield of Achilles." Www.geneseo.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Oct. 2013. <http://www.google.com/search?site=imghp>.
Then...what I had hoped and prayed wouldn't happen, occurred. Achilles brutally killed my soon Lycaon. I was told that Achilles went on a killing spree and filled the river with so many of my brave soldiers that the river god was angered and almost killed Achilles if Hephaestus hadn't saved him. Damn gods, we could have done with no godly involvement at that point. The gods are fighting with each other but I could care less. My son has been killed. I saw the battlefield that was just littered with dead bodies and I ran to open the gates to what was left of the troops. Achilles saw what I was doing and followed my soldiers. He almost took the entire city. What I last remember was Agenor challenging Achilles. Apollo rescued Agenor and disguised himself to look like my son without Achilles knowing. Apollo allowed us enough time to get back to Troy. I am an old man, and when I look around me my heart grows heavy with dispair. I am tired of this. I am tired of watching my sons get killed in battle. I am tired.
When Achilles and the men were at breakfast, Achilles refused to eat before going to battle. It might be possible that he thinks it's pointless since he knows he will die soon? But I believe that it is because he does not need food to keep him alive. He is Achilles. He is as close to a god as a mortal can get. He can't be killed in his armor. Achilles ate nectar and ambrosia which is foods to the gods. Further proof that he is more godlike than human. I had only wished he was weaker so my sons would not have perished.
This is a picture of what Achilles shield may have looked like. It is more than extremely detailed and handcrafted by Hephaestus. It is also impenetrable. That is the shield one would want in battle. It's probably pretty heavy though!
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