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Thetis played a key part in the events of the Trojan War. Beyond the fact that the Judgement of Paris , which kicked off the war, occurred at her wedding to Peleus , Thetis consistently influenced the actions of the Twelve Olympians and her son, Achilles .
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans ( Greeks ) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus , king of Sparta .
View history; General ... This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War. Map of Homeric ... Thetis: Ajax the Lesser:
An example of this stratagem is the role of Thersites in the Iliad. For any Greeks who were likely to resent the stupidity of the Trojan War, the text itself provided a spokesman who voiced their resistance. And he was none other than the abominable Thersites, for whom no "right-minded" member of the Greek audience was likely to feel sympathy.
Book 5: [9] Achilles’ armor is displayed by Thetis, and there is a long description of the shield. She offers the armor as a reward for the man who recovered Achilles’ body. Ajax (son of Telamon) and Odysseus claim the prize, and the invidious decision between them is left to Trojan prisoners of war.
In the Achilleid, Thetis is a prophet, protector, and hinderer to Achilles. She desperately tries to protect Achilles from going off to fight the Trojan War, knowing that he will die in battle if he goes. Thetis's initial reaction of anger to this knowledge (inspiring her idea to sink Paris's fleet) imitates the classic anger of the goddess Juno.
Thetis attempted to render her son Achilles invulnerable. In the well-known version, she dipped him in the River Styx, holding him by one heel, which remained vulnerable. In an early and less popular version of the story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire to burn away the mortal parts of his body. She was ...
Articles relating to the goddess Thetis and her depictions. She is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph , a goddess of water, or one of the 50 Nereids , daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus .