Aeneas, the Trojan hero most adored, second only to Hector, by his comrades, is an Achilles figure in this passage. Aeneas is one of the most closely resembling characters to Achilles. Both are young men with mortal fathers but divine mothers. Both are revered by men and gods, both renowned for their fighting ability, and both display their great pride in certain situations. Achilles withdraws from battle because one of his prizes, Briseis, was taken …
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…of giving a standard for which heroes are to be judged. Achilles is not how a hero should act, asking the gods to kill many of his friends so that they would miss him and beg him to return. Aeneas returns to battle swiftly, without taking into account how angry he is at King Priam. Aeneas is how a hero should be. He places his duty to protect his land and friends before all else.