These are just a few of the things Thetis has given to her son. Thetis had helped in the Trojan War even though she wasn’t there. Most people would think how she could help if she didn’t even take a life or destroy Troy. Let me explain how she did have a major impact on the war. When Patroclus was killed in the battle he wore the armor of Achilles. Troy gained access to Patroclus’s body but also Achilles's armor. Achilles, while semi-immortal, could still die if struck through his heel. When Thetis came to comfort her son and found out his armor was broke said, “I will go to Hephaestus, lord of all armorers, and in the morning I will bring you such a shield and helmet and breast-plate as has not been seen by mortal men” (Sutcliff 77). This armor protected Achilles and let him stay in the battle longer while he was still alive and saved him from many possible fatal blows to his heel. Thetis was a loving giving mother to even go to the god of armor to get Achilles armor even when she knew he would
These are just a few of the things Thetis has given to her son. Thetis had helped in the Trojan War even though she wasn’t there. Most people would think how she could help if she didn’t even take a life or destroy Troy. Let me explain how she did have a major impact on the war. When Patroclus was killed in the battle he wore the armor of Achilles. Troy gained access to Patroclus’s body but also Achilles's armor. Achilles, while semi-immortal, could still die if struck through his heel. When Thetis came to comfort her son and found out his armor was broke said, “I will go to Hephaestus, lord of all armorers, and in the morning I will bring you such a shield and helmet and breast-plate as has not been seen by mortal men” (Sutcliff 77). This armor protected Achilles and let him stay in the battle longer while he was still alive and saved him from many possible fatal blows to his heel. Thetis was a loving giving mother to even go to the god of armor to get Achilles armor even when she knew he would