Homer, Medea and Bhagavad-Gita

bility, and integrity. By deciding to punish Agamemnon, he abandons everything he stands for as a warrior. Such prioritizing of his personal needs over the martial values represents the greatest dishonor that a warrior can suffer. However, Achilles lets his pride run unrestrained showing off his deep-seated character flaws that the "man of honor" should not possess.
             For his uncontrollable nature the only stimulus that will return him to the battlefield is the death of his friend that Achilles describes as: "Patroclus-the man that I loved beyond all other comrades, loved as my own life-I've lost him –Hector killed him," (Iliad XVIII. 95-96). Led by the desire to avenge Patroclus and appealed by winning the eternal glory, he ultimately decides to enter the battlefield again. His thoughtless rage and frustration, which were stirring from his previous incident with Agamemnon, makes Achilles kill the Trojans
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