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    Achilles, born of King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis, was at first 

sight a strong and capable youth, and he was. However, since his mother was 

continually fearful for his health, she dipped his body into the River Styx in the 

Underworld, therefore making him almost immortal, except for his heel. After this, 

he was very powerful indeed.

    However, in his father’s palace, safe from all harm day and night, he 

eventually grew bored and wished for some great adventure for him to take on- 

consequently, when he snook out   of his home one night to venture into the wild 

lands, he did not think much of it. Sadly, among Achilles’ many gifts, luck at that 

time wasn’t one of them. Crossing the mountains that led to Sparta, Achilles 

stumbled upon two Cyclopes. 

Not having any weapons or armor, Achilles did pretty well for having only fists. 

However, he was overcome by the two monstrosities. Outraged by the bloody 

nose and the broken arm, the biggest Cyclops grabbed him by the legs and flung 

him so hard that Achilles disappeared into the heavens. For a while, it looked like 

he was never going to come back down- then his flailing body came zooming out 

of the sky and crashed heavily into the ground, creating a humongous crater on 

the ground, instantly knocking him out, but not killing him, for he was Achilles. 

Their threat neutralized, the Cyclopes turned and headed on their way. 

It would be many days that Achilles lay where 

he was, unconscious and vulnerable to wild 

animals, until one day the wise centaur Chiron 

found him, horribly wounded and left for dead, 

and slowly nursed him back to health. 

Chiron could see that Achilles had the potential 

to become a powerful and mighty warrior as 

well as a Greek legend, so he wasted no time 

in training Achilles in the art of combat. 

Achilles was a fast learner, and not before long 

even Chiron himself was amazed by his 

swiftness of foot, his might of sword, and his 

lethalness of bow and arrow. Chiron remarked 

that were as skilled as Achilles. 

Once Chiron deemed Achilles ready to explore 

the world on his own, he set out right away to 

exact revenge on the Cyclopes who had so 

injured him years ago. All throughout the 

Spartan mountains he searched, until one day 

he finally found the cave where the two 

Cyclopes resided.

Seeing the ugly brutes again drove Achilles 

into a mad fighting frenzy- his sword flashed 

like lightning around the cave, his feet flew as 

if they were hovering, and before long two 

one-eyed heads rolled to one corner of the 

cave, and two giant bodies crumpled in 

another.

Achilles had not expected to find anything 

important in the back of the cave, but he did- 

Ajax, son of Telamon, being guarded by two 

more Cyclopes. Again his sword flashed, his 

spear found its mark, and down went the 

Cyclopes before they even had time to raise 

their clubs. Having freed of his shackles, Ajax 

rejoiced at the sight of his old friend. 

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