How Does Achilles Take To Nurture His Relationship In The Iliad

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How can he take time to nurture his relationships when the only bond he nurtures is with the slot machine? Similarly, the warriors in “The Iliad” believe, in the defiance of the odds, that they may be the next to slaughter a mighty Achaean or Trojan warrior. We see this reflected in Achilles’ in his utterance on Aeneas, “Never, never again will he have the nerve to test my fighting power—even now he was glad to save himself from death.” These men take the opinions and appraisals of their fellow men more seriously than the plaintive requests of their families. Those who do not love them, the fellow members of their army, possess the leverage and power to criticize their character and render judgments that weigh more heavily on their-self worth.