[skeeter]

And the writer neatly avoids mentioning who shot the arrow that found his heel.

I always identified with the Trojans, in spite of Paris.

[Sans-Culotte]

I always identified with the Trojans, in spite of Paris.

I always favored the Achaeans. Everything about the Trojan cause was ignoble because they defended a wife stealer and fought a war that resulted in lots of deaths and the fall of their city. The only reason the Trojans are successful in The Iliad is because Zeus lets them win as a favor to Thetis, mother of Achilles. In film versions of the story they tend to favor the Trojans as well and make the Greeks look menacing and predatory.

I think my favorite character is Athena, who constantly interferes in the battles (with Hera's help) in spite of Zeus's orders not to. All the Gods interfere, but she seems the most headstrong and stubborn.