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Achilles: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Story: The Trojan War Part 2: Achilles and Hector. Aug 14, 2026
Updated keywords. Jul 13, 2026
Article revised and updated. Jun 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Achilles Bravest of Greeks. Dec 10, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 14, 2025
Added cross-references. Jan 10, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Achilles: The Man, the Myth, the Tendon. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Mythology.net - Achilles. Jul 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Greek Legends and Myths - Achilles on Skyros in Greek Mythology. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Tufts University - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - Achilles. Nov 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Literature - Was Achilles a Real Person - Legend or History. Sep 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Mythopedia - Achilles. May 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Achilles: The Greatest Hero of Greek Mythology? Nov 30, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Achilles. Aug 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Greek Gods & Goddesses - Achilles. Jul 31, 2022
Add new Web site: Theoi - Was Achilles a Warrior? Nov 09, 2021
Media added. Jun 01, 2021
Noted that non-Homeric tales describe Patroclus as Achilles' kinsman or lover. Oct 14, 2020
Corrected display issue. Sep 10, 2020
Add new Web site: Roman and Greek Gods - Achilles and the Trojan War. Feb 22, 2019
Media added. Jan 05, 2018
Add new Web site: Guardian.com - Troilus and the death of Achilles. Oct 29, 2015
Cross-references added. Feb 09, 2015
Add new Web site: In2Greece - Achilles. Sep 04, 2013
Media added. Apr 23, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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