Achilles was the son of Peleus, a Greek king, and Thetis, a sea nymph or goddess Zeus, the king of the gods and Poseidon, god of the sea, had both fallen in love with Thetis and were rivals for her hand in marriage However, the gods were warned of a prophecy that Thetis would have a son who would grow up to be greater than his fatherAchilles was a Greek hero who was considered the most formidable military fighter in the entire Trojan War and the central character of the IliadHe was the child of Thetis and Peleus, making him a demigodHe wielded superhuman strength on the battlefield and was blessed with a close relationship to the deitiesAchilles famously refused to fight after his dishonoring at the hands ofA foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy;
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