Arjuna and Achilles are worriers depicted I two ancient epic stories
Arjuna and Achilles are worriers depicted I two ancient epic stories, the Indian Bhagavad- Gita and the Iliad Greece, respectively. The two worriers attempt to solve moral and social problems to bring out a working harmony in a time of war. The stories might have been epic stories of the Indian and Greek culture but have a deeper meaning for the Western People and influence their views of heroism. Both characters have been used in the different contexts to describe elements of moral development and morality (McGrath, 2). They are both faced with ethical dilemmas that require a physiological component of impulse and emotion, which is either ignored or superficially considered in the modern world. Both Arjuna and Achilles experience emotional loss when they lose their family and friends in the Great War to defend their communities.
In the great Trujan war, Arjuna is seen to lose the will of fighting as he contemplates on the lives of his family that are at stake, he collapses and sobbed. The fear of losing a companion frightens Arjuna, and he is hesitant to fight while in Illiad, Achilles is motivated by the loss of his companion, Patroclus, to return to action and revenge his companion’s slayer. It is only through reciting the Bhagavad Gita, the song of god, that he can fight again. They turn to their twin god of the Vedic pantheon, which is similar to the Greek god Dioscuri. According to traditions, the two gods come to the aid of mortals who are in distress or helpless, like in the case of war.
These two heroes reflect on the physiological dimensions of human impulse and emotions and how these two elements influence our decisions when faced with a moral dilemma. They reflect on the fundamental spiritual unity of the human species (Zigler, Ronald, 74). Both Arjuna and Achilles depict the Indo-European myth that states that one will give their life for the twin or take the place of the twin. The two heroes are depicted as selfless people who overcome their fears and use them as a motivation to fight.