To the man who commented that Achilles should have been more heroic

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2005)

Anyone who thinks Achilles shows more heroism than Hector has either never read The Iliad or either has no understanding of it. While Achilles is the greatest hero of the Achaens and the certainly the greatest warrior of the Trojan War, Hector is undoubtedly the greatest hero. Hector fights throughout the whole war even though he knows he is going to lose. Helen attempts to seduce him and he refuses the most beautiful woman because of the love he has for his wife (a very rare occurrence in mythology). Although I could write a whole essay on this topic, but do not have the time or will to do so I will end with this. Hector shows more honor than Achilles ever thought of and probably more than almost any character in literature. As far as it not being that good of a movie, I agree for other reasons. I do believe however that this movie was based on The Iliad and no The Aeneid which explains why the Trojan horse was not a main aspect and why it was so greatly based on Achilles.