Achilles' duel with Memnon Achilles' duel with Memnon. Above, Hermes, weighing lots, which have the appearance of winged figures; above, to the left of Hermes, the goddess Thetis, and to the right of him, the goddess Eos, in despair that her son Memnon is dying, is tearing her hair on her head.(Drawing on a vase.) What you can read on the subject: