Achilles was a private in Company D of the 19th Louisiana Infantry of the Confederate Army. In 1862, just after Achilles began serving in combat, he became ill at Corinth, Mississippi.

Superbly fit, the “swift runner” Achilles is magnificent in battle. He is an individualist, with dazzling armor and a troop of admiring Myrmidons who would follow him anywhere. His prowess in ...

And Snake Island was raised from the sea bed by the goddess Thetis, as a refuge for the soul of her son, Achilles – yes, the hero of the Trojan War, whose heel spawned an ancient aphorism. According ...