The Iliad is the story of hundreds of heroes and kings of ancient Greece who try to conquer the fabulous city of Troy. They embody the values ​​appreciated by the ancient Greeks. The charismatic Odysseus, the mighty Achilles, the wise Nestor, the royal Agamemnon all take part in the Iliad. Heroes pursue personal glory on the battlefield. Glory for them is more precious than their families, their lives and constitutes the very basis of their existence. The invincible Achilles, the most powerful of the Achaeans, chooses to withdraw from the fight due to the loss of glory. The glory, the intangible, almost untouchable thing that even the mightiest of heroes sought. The idea of ​​glory is the temptation of man, it leads him into an endless cycle of conflict and struggle, and only in conflict can glory be found. Achilles willingly lets hundreds of people die due to an insult to his honor and a loss of glory. The noble soldier Sarpedon desires peace but fights for glory. Dolon sets off in search of glory, but he's nowhere near ready. Achilles has an insatiable hunger for glory. Achilles knowingly marches to his death because his mother has told him that "if [he] endures here and [he] besieges Troy, [his] journey home is over, but [his] glory never dies" (Book IX line 498 -501). He is willing to go to death for the slightest hope of glory. However, take away the glory from him and he will have no reason to fight anymore. Because Agamemnon takes Achilles' prize, Briseis, Achilles retreats from the battle. If glory and rewards can be taken so easily, Achilles finds no point in war or continuing the battle. However, no amount of physical treasures can satiate Achilles' hunger for glory. Agamemnon attempts to entice Achilles to return to the battlefield with big three... middle of paper... his services. Dolon, however, is not a hero at all. When faced with danger, Dolon runs rather than shows courage, unlike Achilles, a great warrior. When cornered, Dolon shows no sense of loyalty, willingly revealing weak positions among the Trojan camps. He begs for his life and tries to pretend that he is forced to work. Ulysses points out the irony of a cowardly man like Dolon attempting to claim “Achilles' great team! They are difficult for mortal men to restrain or drive, for all except Achilles” (book 10 467-470). Even when knowingly facing death, Dolon continues to beg for his life and dies without dignity. Ultimately, the paradox of glory is the means to achieve it. Those who have the most right to glory end up losing it, while those who have no right to glory end up trying to gain more glory.