Where is the river of Styx?
the Underworld
Can you swim in the River Styx?
When your soul reached the River Styx, a boatman named Charon would give you a ride to the underworld. But the ride was not free. For those souls who received a ride in Charon’s boat, or managed to swim across the river, there was little to do on the other side except wait to be reborn into a new body.
Who takes you down the river of Styx?
Charon, in Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial. In payment he received the coin that was placed in the mouth of the corpse.
Who Killed Achilles?
prince Paris
Did Achilles really kill Hector?
When they got to the city walls, Hector tried to reason with his pursuer, but Achilles was not interested. He stabbed Hector in the throat, killing him.
Did Helen love Paris?
Paris chose Aphrodite and therefore Helen. Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta (a fact Aphrodite neglected to mention), so Paris had to raid Menelaus’s house to steal Helen from him – according to some accounts, she fell in love with Paris and left willingly.
Why did Hector have to die and not Achilles?
Hector chooses to remain outside the gates of Troy to face Achilles, partly because had he listened to Polydamas and retreated with his troops the previous night, Achilles would not have killed so many Trojans.
Why did Hector have to die?
A Fated Battle. Aside from the obvious, there were specific reasons Why Hector was killed by Achilles. Not only did the prince lead the Trojan army out against the Greeks, but Achilles was also taking vengeance for the loss of his dear friend and confidant, Patroclus.
Why is Achilles so angry at Hector?
Achilles, in his pride, refuses to fight against the Trojans; he’s been offended by the Greek leader, so he lets the army suffer and falter in order to prove a point. Hector, on the other hand, fights wholeheartedly; he wants to defend his country and his family, so he gives the battle his all.
How did Hector of Troy die?
As the Greeks stormed the Trojan castle, Hector came out to meet Achilles in single combat—wearing the fateful armor of Achilles taken off the body of Patroclus. Achilles aimed and shot his spear into a small gap in the neck area of that armor, killing Hector.
Who betrayed Achilles?
There is also a story that Achilles had fallen in love with Polyxena, a princess of Troy, and had gone to the Temple of Apollo to negotiate peace with the Trojans so he could marry her. At this meeting the Trojans betrayed him, and Paris killed him (helped by Apollo.)
Who was Achilles girlfriend?
Patroclus
Why did Achilles refuse fight?
Achilles refuses to fight because he feels slighted over the fact that Agamemnon took his prize, Briseis, away from him. Achilles feels disrespected and not only abstains from fighting, but prays that the Greeks will suffer a great loss, so that Agamemnon can see what a mistake it was to start a conflict with him.