Was Brad Pitts character from Troy a real person?

Answer 1

Yes and no. Achilles was a real person who fought in the Trojan War, such as in the movie, but in the book The Iliad, he is made out to be the son of goddess, which is not true.

Answer 2

My question is..."Is Brad Pitt a real person?"

Answer 3

No...

n Greek mythology, Achilles, also Akhilleus or Achilleus (Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad, which takes for its theme, not the War of Troy in its entirety, but specifically the Wrath of Achilles.

He is known for being the most 'handsome' of the heroes assembled at Troy,[1] as well as the fleetest. Central to his myth is his relationship with Patroclus, characterized in different sources as deep friendship or love.

Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Phthia (southeast Thessaly), and the sea nymph Thetis. Zeus and Poseidon had been rivals for the hand of Thetis until Prometheus the fire-bringer prophesied that Thetis would bear a son greater than his father. For this reason, the two gods withdrew their pursuit, and had her wed to Peleus.[2]

As with most mythology there is a tale which offers an alternate version of the above events. The tale goes that Zeus tried to have an affair with Thetis, but Thetis was so loyal to Hera that she coldly rejected him. Zeus was furious and decreed that she would never marry an immortal. So Hera recommended that she marry Peleus, as he was as near to an immortal as she was ever going to get.

According to the incomplete poem "Achilleis", written by Statius in the first century AD, and to no other sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, she forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him vulnerable at that spot. (See Achilles' heel, Achilles' tendon.) It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier. In another version of this 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 interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.[3]

However all other sources (before Statius) don't make any reference to this invulnerability. The same Homer in the Iliad, to the contrary, mentions Achilles being wounded. (In Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelegon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood.") Also in the greek poems in which we can find description of the hero's death, Kùpria (unknown author), Aithiopis by Arctinus of Miletus, Ilias Mikrà by Lesche of Mytilene, Iliou pèrsis by Arctinus of Miletus, there is no trace of any reference to his invulnerability or his famous heel; and in the pictures of that age presenting Achilles' death the arrow (in many cases arrows) hit him on the body.

Peleus entrusted Achilles to Chiron the Centaur, on Mt. Pelion, to be raised.[4]

Answer 4

Achilles was the son of a Greek goddess. Naw. I don't think he was a real person.

Answer 5

He played the Greek hero Achilles. So, if you believe that Achilles was real, then yes. His only weak spot was his heel. Hence, why our weaknesses are referred to as our "Achilles Heel."

Answer 6

No i dont think so.