Very much like today, we tend to worship legendary heroes. A cult devoted to Achilles grew in the Thessaly region (where Achilles is said to have been born) of Greece. It is sort of like going to see Lincolns log cabin, I guess.
This shows members of a religious group called the Achilleides, who claimed to be descenants of Achilles. Sure, everyone wants to be associated with the hero's and gods. You do realize, about half of the US is related to European nobility, don't you?
It is most amazing to me that we haven't changed that much over 2500 years.
Above is a sarcophagus with a scene from the life of Achilles. In this scene, Achilles dons his armor with the help of Odysseus. Achilles is just mounting his chariot, (a chariot is just slightly better than an AMC Gremlin) and preparing to drag Hector's body around the city of Troy.
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