Chapter 0 - Achilles and Priam

After the death of Hector the Greeks were feasting. They knew that victory is already guaranteed.

“After ten long and tiresome years our victory has finally come. Tomorrow we shall commence our final attack on the walls of Troy! Tomorrow we shall sack the palace of Priam! Tomorrow we will rejoice for tomorrow is our last day on this wretched land. Tomorrow we shall go back to our homes with Trojan slaves and we will finally see our wives bringing them the riches that we have gotten from the city of Troy!” Agamemnon said with certainty that he will be victorious in the war.

The crowd shouted cheering their king. The whole of the Greek camp was merrily feasting except for one person, Achilles.

He was watching how the body of his friend Patroclos is burning. He felt very sorry for his friend and he still thinks that he is the reason behind Patroclos death. While in the midst of his mourning a robed man came to him, it was king Priam. Priam asked for his son’s corpse and Achilles gave it to him peacefully. Achilles thought Hector deserves to be buried properly.

The body of Hector was set in Priam’s car but when he was about to leave he grabbed a sword and attacked Achilles.

Achilles quickly dodged and got hold of a spear. After jumping a few spaces backward he threw his spear and it hit Priam.

“Curse you son of Peleus! How dare you kill my beloved son Hector! You shall be punished by Hades after your death!” Priam said with his dying breath.

Because of this Achilles grew sadder. He mourned more for the death of his friend. How he wished that he has joined the war more sooner so that his friend Patroclos will not die.

Diomedes the Hero

A hero is a warrior that will risk his life for the sake of his people. A hero will fight any giant just to have the glory and to save his loved ones.

Like Jose Rizal our national hero. He fought the Spanish Government here in the Philippines and the Friars even though he is only a simple but educated citizen of the Philippines. He willingly sacrificed his life to get the reformation that he wanted so much. He didn’t fear anybody even the Governor-General, the most powerful person in our country before.

Andres Bonifacio is also one of our heroes. He is the Supremo or head of the Katipunan. They are an armed brotherhood of Filipinos rebelling against the corrupt government. Their ideals are the same as of the ideals of Dr. Jose Rizal, they want to have the equality between the Spaniards and the Filipino but they seek it out in a different way. Rizal wants to achieve it through education while Bonifacio wants to achieve it through rebellion.

These two are two individuals who fought for the sake of the Filipino people, risking their lives fighting the giants of their times.

Diomedes is so much alike these two. He is a warrior who fought in the Trojan War. He sides with the Greeks led by King Agamemnon. He is a skilled warrior fighting for his glory and for the good of his people. He is ready to face anyone in battle as long as it is for the greater good of his loved ones. He is ready to battle Hector the champion of the Trojans even if his chances of winning are slim. He is even ready to fight a God. In fact he has fought and wounded two of them, Aphrodite and Ares. Yes, he is guided by Athena during the battle but he’s bravery in engaging with the God of War is still comemdable.

Diomedes is truly one of the greatest Heroes who fought in the Trojan War.