As Joseph Campell once said, A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than themselves. In the book The Iliad by Homer, Achilles is the Greek's mightiest hero who fears nobody. And in Disney's Hercules movie by Ron Clements, Hercules is the son of Zeus who was turned mortal as a child and is trying to become a god again. In these stories, there are two heroes, Achilles, and Hercules. They are both demigods but have different ideologies regarding fighting. Both characters are considered heroes, but ultimately Hercules is the greater hero.
Although Achilles and Hercules are different in how they fight, they are the same in how much they care about the people in their lives. After Achilles retired from the war, Patroclus was killed by Hector, this angered Achilles, for example when the narrator said ¨ Achilles re-enters the war to avenge patroclus¨ (Homer). This quote shows that Achilles cares for more than just himself. Hercules also cares a lot about the people in his life. An example of this is when Hades captured Meg and Hercules is willing to sacrifice his life when
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For example, when Hercules is talking to Zeus about being ready to become a god again he says to him ¨ I've beaten every single monster thrown my way. What more can I do¨ (Clements)? This shows that Hercules is loyal to the gods and will do whatever it takes to become one again. While Hercules is trying to become a god, Achilles tries to anger them. For example, when Achilles and the Greeks are storming the beach of Troy he says to a prisoner ¨ I fear no one¨ (Homer). This shows that Achilles bows down to no one and only fights when he wants to. All things considered, Hercules is the greater hero. Hercules shows he is the greater hero by fighting for more than himself and is willing to sacrifice his own life for others, compared to Achilles, Hercules is better in almost every single