The character Achilles in Ender's Shadow (1999), by Orson Scott Card, shares his namesake's cunning mind and ruthless attitude Achilles is one of the main characters in Dan Simmons's novels Ilium (2003) and Olympos (2005) Achilles is a major supporting character in David Gemmell's Troy series of books (2005–2007) Achilles is the main character in David Malouf's novel Ransom (2009) The ghost of Achilles appears in Rick Riordan's The Last Olympian (2009) He warns Percy Jackson about the Curse of Achilles and its side effects Achilles is a main character in Terence Hawkins' 2009 novel The Rage of Achilles Achilles is a major character in Madeline Miller's debut novel, The Song of Achilles (2011), which won the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction The novel explores the relationship between Patroclus and Achilles from boyhood to the fateful events of the Iliad Achilles appears in the light novel series Fate/Apocrypha (2012–2014) as the Rider of Red Achilles is a main character in Pat Barker's 2018 novel The Silence of the Girls, much of which is narrated by his slave Briseis Achilles is the main character of Wrath Goddess Sing, a 2022 novel by Maya Deane, depicted as a transgender woman and daughter of Athena The Rage of Achilles is a fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1757, Villa Valmarana Ai Nani, Vicenza) Eugène Delacroix painted a version of The Education of Achilles for the ceiling of the Paris Palais Bourbon (1833–1847), one of the seats of the French Parliament created a statue group Achilles and Penthesilea (1895; Vienna) Achilleus (1908) is a lithography by Max Slevogt Music Achilles has been frequently the subject of operas, ballets and related genres Operas titled Deidamia were composed by Francesco Cavalli (1644) and George Frideric Handel (1739) Achille et Polyxène (Paris 1687) is an opera begun by Jean-Baptiste Lully and finished by Pascal Collasse Achille et Déidamie (Paris 1735) is an opera composed by André Campra Achilles (London 1733) is a ballad opera, written by John Gay, parodied by Thomas Arne as Achilles in petticoats in 1773 Achille in Sciro is a libretto by Metastasio, composed by Domenico Sarro for the inauguration of the Teatro di San Carlo (Naples, 4 November 1737) An even earlier composition is from Antonio Caldara (Vienna 1736) Petersburg 1772), Giuseppe Gazzaniga (Palermo 1781) and many others It has also been set to music as Il Trionfo della gloria Achille (Vienna 1801) is an opera by Ferdinando Paër on a libretto by Giovanni de Gamerra Achille à Scyros (Paris 1804) is a ballet by Pierre Gardel, composed by Luigi Cherubini Achilles, oder Das zerstörte Troja ("Achilles, or Troy Destroyed", Bonn 1885) is an oratorio by the German composer Max Bruch Achilles auf Skyros (Stuttgart 1926) is a ballet by the Austrian-British composer and musicologist Egon Wellesz Achilles' Wrath is a concert piece by Sean O'Loughlin Temporary Like Achilles is a track on the 1966 double-album Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan Achilles Last Stand is a track on the 1976 Led Zeppelin album Presence Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is the first song on the 1992 Manowar album The Triumph of Steel Achilles Come Down is a song on the 2017 Gang of Youths album Go Farther in Lightness The building is named the Achilleion, after Achilles Its paintings and statuary depict scenes from the Trojan War, with particular focus on Achilles Namesakes The name of Achilles has been used for at least nine Royal Navy warships since 1744 – both as and with the French spelling A 60-gun ship of that name served at the Battle of Belleisle in 1761 while a 74-gun ship served at the Battle of Trafalgar Other battle honours include Walcheren 1809 An armored cruiser of that name served in the Royal Navy during the First World War was a which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy in World War II It became famous for its part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside and In addition to earning the battle honour 'River Plate', HMNZS Achilles also served at Guadalcanal 1942–1943 and Okinawa in 1945 After returning to the Royal Navy, the ship was sold to the Indian Navy in 1948, but when she was scrapped parts of the ship were saved and preserved in New Zealand A species of lizard, Anolis achilles, which has widened heel plates, is named for Achilles Gallery References Further reading Ileana Chirassi Colombo (1977), "Heroes Achilleus – Theos Apollon." In Il Mito Greco, edd Bruno Gentili and Giuseppe Paione Rome: Edizione dell'Ateneo e Bizzarri Anthony Edwards (1985a), "Achilles in the Underworld: Iliad, Odyssey, and Æthiopis" Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies Anthony Edwards (1985b), "Achilles in the Odyssey: Ideologies of Heroism in the Homeric Epic"