Hail Achilles!

I recently saw the movie Troy,and while watching i couldn't help being impressed by the main character Achilles,potrayed masterfully by Brad Pitt.Let me make myself clear here,i am not talking about his might or glory here,but his spirit,his thought.He,though a subject of the kingdom,was never truly ruled by the king,but at the same time it was clear that he had no desire to rule himself,he was happy to be a subject,one amongst the people.Most people of his might would have been lured very easily towards power and wealth,but he fought for very different reasons,he fought for glory,not power,he fought to win,but not to conquer.
The most moving part of the epic shows him pay his respects to Hector, the warrior who killed his dear friend Patroclus,the warrior he killed in total rage, but still he agreed to bid him a deserving goodbye when the Trojan king Priam comes to him to ask for his son's body.The extent of his free spirit and respect towards a worthy opponent was shown when he even declared the war to be paused for 12 days to pay homage to hector,and such was his might and need to the greeks,that even though the emperor was enraged,he had no choice but to agree.