A central character in Homer's Iliad, he was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonaut.
ɐ sˈɛntɹəl kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪn hˈoʊmɚz ˈɪlɪˌæd, hiː wʌzðə sˈʌn ʌvðə nˈɛɹeɪd θˈɛɾiz ænd pˈɛlɪəs, kˈɪŋ ʌv fθˈiə ænd fˈeɪməs ˈɑːɹɡənˌɔːt.