During the Iliad, Achilles is favored by the gods and receives help from them. Hephaestus creates new armor for the fearsome warrior so he can return to battle and avenge his friend. Achilles, advised by Athena throughout the battle. Achilles faces the river god Scamander who helps the Trojan by trying to drown Achilles but fortunately for Achilles, Hera sees this event and sends Hephaestus to help Achilles again but burning the river with the fire of her forges, causing the withdrawal from the river from the battle. . Hector receives help from the gods Apollo and Ares. Hector defeats Patroclus with the help of Apollo blinding Patroclus, allowing Hector to run his sword through the Greek warrior. Beowulf fights large sea monsters as a child to protect his friend Becca. Beowulf also defeats the monster Grendel. Shortly after Grendel's death, Beowulf seeks out his mother to kill her as well to prevent her from taking revenge on the Elders. Once Beowulf becomes king of the Geats, he confronts a dragon in his homeland that a soldier has disturbed. Beowulf dies from this monster but even at an old age he had the ability to defeat the monster and give it to a loyal follower. Hamlet faces the superego and the id of his conscience throughout the play (Clark, 1990). Hamlet finds the courage to easily end the life of King Claudius but he faces the conflict of