Van Dieman’s Greek Heroes, Achilles

Achilles is the ultimate Greek legend, embodying power, leadership and skill. The Iliad describes Achilles as a force to be reckoned with, as the demigod that arose to the Challenge to defeat Hector. This shade represents the royal purple cloth that was given to Achilles by his mother, the sea nymph Thetis. With a light dusting of bronze shimmer, representing the bronze age where the story took place, fighting alongside King Agamemnon and Patroclus that made their battle Epic in Homer’s timeless poem.