Question

How did Achilles expect to gain his immortality?

(Humanities)

Answer 1

Answer- Achilles is known as the Greek hero of Trojan war. His mother name was Nereid Thetis and she was immortal while his father was mortal named King Peleus. Achilles, mother wanted to make her son immortal and for this, she concealed him by night in fire to destroy the mortal parts he got from his father. By day, she smeared him with ambrosia. But one night, his father saw him in the fire and cried. His mother left him and ran away. Peleus gave his child's custody to Chiron who educated him and taught him the arts of riding, hunting and playing the phorminx.