# Achilles — Jurgen character guide

> Achilles in Jurgen by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** King Achilles

**First appearance:** 0038-xxxiv-how-emperor-jurgen-fared-infernally

## Who they are

The legendary Greek hero encountered by Jurgen in the underworld.

## In the story

### [XXVII: Vexatious Estate of Queen Helen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxvii-vexatious-estate-of-queen-helen)

King of Men, husband of Helen, observed by Jurgen who admits Achilles is his superior.

### [Economics of King Jurgen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxx-economics-of-king-jurgen)

King of Men; Jurgen passes his bedroom and later reflects on his own nobility.

### [The Fall of Pseudopolis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jurgen_se/chapters/xxxi-the-fall-of-pseudopolis)

King of Men, addresses his army with a call to uphold the standards of Romance, then vanishes with his soldiers after defeat.

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