PATROCLOS, the NOBLE COMRADE and WARRIOR

     Being NOBLE COMRADE means someone who are being "well-known" or "notable" in the clan or in a team, they are the ones who are really honored and trust, and being a WARRIOR is a person experienced in or capable of engaging in combat or warfare.

     These statements may consider PATROCLOS, as a noble comrade and a warrior. I agree and consider that he is a noble comrade because he is loved and trusted by Achilles. Achilles is also loyal to Patroclos. In Book 15, Patroclos is convincing Achilles to fight in the war and forget his pride, then Achilles ordered him to wear his armour, and he followed. This is one proof that Patroclos is a noble comrade.

     In Book 16, when Patroclos entered into the battlefield, he had already killed many people, and he has swept away the Trojans on the ships of the Achaeans and his spree of killing is unstoppable until he has reached the walls of Troy. This is one proof that Patroclos is a warrior. But in the end, when Apollo stunned Patroclos, Europhedes stabbed him, and killed by Hector.

     These proofs may say that Patroclos is a noble comrade and a warrior.

Achilles, the Great Warrior of Achaean

     

     In the story of Iliad, Achilles, a Warrior of Achaean, is the strongest, and the most skilled person in all of the Achaean. He is known as a very skillful warrior and a brave warrior with just a single swing of his sword, many will fall. He is very unstoppable with his unmeasurable skills especially if he is really on the meek of the battle.

     We have known that Achilles is a very skilled and the strongest warrior, but at the other side, he only thinks by himself, he only want to follow his orders of his belief that he really is the strongest and no one can ever stop him. He is an epitome of stubbornness, and it make himself the worst Warrior of all Achaean, just because of this attitude.

     In Book 9, we may also tell that Achilles is merciless and only thinks of himself because of the decision he had thrown to Agamemnon and Odysseus. He was offered with many things, and he was asked to forgive Agamemnon, but he refused, because of Achilles great anger to Agamemnon. I may say that this may be an appropriate decision for him as for himself, because Agamemnon delude Achilles several times, especially when Briseis, the love of Achilles was caught by Agamemnon. But for his decision as a King, this is very inappropriate, because he should always serve for his country and for his men, and also, he should not apply his emotions on War, for he, the Strongest Warrior was titled for him  to defeat all those who does not fear the Achaeans. It is very inappropriate because his friends were also in peril, but still, he refuse to help them at the War.

     If I will apply myself to this situation, at first I will really choose not to help those people who have disgraced me, with all the things that they've done to me. But I know that this decision won't help anything, so I will choose to do what are the things to do and not only for myself but for the betterment of my people.

   
    

The Honorable Paris

          In the Fight between Paris and Menelaus, I consider Paris as the Honorable One. I had said this because,even though that we all know that Paris is an unskilled and coward he still faced Menelaus with his own free-will, even Hector decided himself to battle with Menelaus. He only knows how to use Bow and Arrow, but he still decided to face Menelaus to face the war that he had caused. So the battle begun, Paris and Menelaus started to draw swords and Attack each other. Menelaus had attacked the Helmet of Paris, then grabs Menelaus by the Helmet then dragging him through the dirt, then suddenly Aphrodite, the ally of Trojans remove the helmet then Menelaus became mad and he had almost swing the sword to Paris but Aphrodite sent Paris away back to his room in Priam's Palace. She also sent Helen there too. Back to the battlefield, the Achaeans and the Trojans searched for Paris, that they seemed he magically disappeared. Because of this, Agamemnon announced that Menelaus had won the battle. Paris is the Honorable One for he had faced the problems he had done. Even though he knows that he is not good in a battle like this, he bravely insist to fight with Menelaus.

         In modern time, i may consider President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III as Paris, because even though we all know that P-Noy is just a newly elected President in our country, he already face the problems in our country even though he haven't experienced leading in our land. I salute him for being a brave warrior facing the abundant problems.