Achilles
His father is a king (2) and his mother is (5) a goddess, not a
royal princess. The unusual circumstances (4) surrounding his conception include his
parents' wrestling match and the golden apple of Eris. He is (7) spirited away and raised
(8) by the centaur Chiron. We are told (9) nothing of his childhood but on (10) reaching
manhood he goes to Troy, where he has (11) a victory over Hector. He meets (18) a strange
death by poisoned arrow tip in his heal and has (22) a holy sepulchre at Troy.
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