Achilles and His Mother Discuss Fate

I knew they would come for you. Long before you were born. I knew they would come. They want you to fight in Troy. I'm making you another seashell necklace. Like the ones I used to make you when you were a boy. Remember? Mother. Tonight I decide. If you stay in Larissa, you will find peace. You will find a wonderful woman. You will have sons and daughters. And they will have children. And they will love you. When you are gone, they will remember you. But when your children are dead, and their children after them, your name will be lost. If you go to Troy, glory will be yours. They will write stories about your victories for thousands of years. The world will remember your name. But if you go to Troy, you will never come home. For your glory walks hand in hand with your doom. And I shall never see you again.