Achilles Vs American Superheroes

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Mrs. Shymanski

CP English 12

20 May 2016

Superman vs. Achilles: Strong superheroes that are invincible as Achilles and Superman are tough with their weaknesses. Achilles was born of a demi-god as the son of Peleus and Thetis, Superman was born on a world of destruction that he was rocketed to Earth. Achilles and Superman will be compare on their invincibility. Superman differs by his weakness by being killed with green kryptonite. The superheroes will be compared on their strength, behavior, and weakness that will be compared and contrasted between Achilles and Superman. By comparing Achilles and Superman are both vulnerable to anything they come in contact with. If Achilles got shot or hit in the heel he would die. Superman is only vulnerable

Achilles weakness is if he gets shot or hit in the heel, he will die from it because when his mother dipped him into the river to burn off his mortality his mother was holding onto his heels, so his heels did not end up in the water. Superman’s weakness is that he is vulnerable to green kryptonite, so he would end up dying from it. The superheroes are both invincible to anything besides those two weaknesses. Superman’s mother figure, Aunt May, did not want him to go because she did not want to leave him by himself. (Greek Mythology) Superman and Achilles both have supernatural aid to help them on their journeys. The aid Superman has comes from the knowledge of his father within the crystals that came on his ship. Achilles’s supernatural aid came from the goddess Athena which helped him defeat Hector of Troy. Both of the superheroes have gone through their supreme ordeals during their

He does not need any weapons to protect himself. On the other hand for Achilles needs a shield to help him survive. The superheroes, are very powerful heroes that helped out on any of their adventures that went out to help others. They both are fictional characters that Superman is a figure of this time not Greek history and Achilles is in the Greek mythology time period. When Achilles died, it was because of Hector’s dying breath. Apollo managed to kill the hero with a poisoned arrow that ended up hitting Achilles right in the heel. (Greek Mythology) Achilles was cremated and his ashes were mingled with those Patroclus. For Superman, he is still alive and going on other adventures to be a better superhero. Superman is faster than speeding bullet, he is more powerful than locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single jump. He epitomizes what some might call a great leader. Perhaps his greatest secret power is self awareness. He leverages his strengths and knows his one weakness is kryptonite. For Achilles, he was very strong and had fast powers to get to where he needed to get