type of warrior who wanted to be better than anyone who had challenged him in a battle. He didn’t like taking orders by anyone who wasn’t doing anything that was the right way to do things. Like when Agamemnon had ask Achilles to help him win the war by joining his army‚Achilles had said no. Agamemnon had someone else convince him to help. Achilles wanted to be the best of the best when it came to battling someone. Achilles goes from not showing any type of feelings and only caring for himself to
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well as the gods‚ sparking this infamous war. Brother to Menelaus‚ Agamemnon‚ King of Argos and Lord of Men‚ will lead the Achaean Army‚ with glory and pride‚ during the Trojan War ultimately bringing about Zeus’ will. Agamemnon shows his pride through the various tasks and conflicts. Pride is an issue in Homer’s Iliad as seen in the constant disputes. In the first book‚ Chryseis and Briseis are abducted and held captive by Agamemnon and Achilles. Chrysis Father demands for her return‚ praying for
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In the book The Trojan War‚ by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses and Agamemnon both contribute to the Greek’s victory. Many considered Ulysses to be the real brains behind the Greek forces. Although Agamemnon was the leader of the Greeks‚ many would say he was not a good one. Even though Agamemnon did some good deeds during the war‚ many of his actions caused problems‚ and Ulysses often had to come to his rescue. With Ulysses on the Greeks side they had amazing intelligence and bravery. Many great things
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to recover his captured daughter Chryseis .Chryses offers a ransom for his daughter which Agamemnon brutally rejects.Chryses appeal to Apollo causes the god to attack the Greek armies with plague.Achilles then calls an assembly ‚ at which Agamemnon agrees to return Chryseis ‚but demands immediate compensation.Achilles and Agamemnon quarrel over compensation. This intervention leads to the angering of Agamemnon at Calchas’ prophecy and Achilles’ withdrawal for battle. In this book we find another divine
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Iliad Book1 Agamemnon takes Chryseis the daughter of chryses after the achaens sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful women. Then chryses ask for his daughter back offering a ransom but was refused. He then prays to Apollo for help and Apollo listens and sends plague to the camp causing many deaths. After 10 days of suffering Achilles calls assembly and ask for deity to tell why its happening. Calchas the seer told that he needs to return chryses‚ but Agamemnon became angry and would
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of Agamemnon and Chryses‚ a priest of Apollo. When Chryses offers Agamemnon gifts beyond count and asked for his daughter back in exchange‚ Agamemnon rudely refuses and tells the priest‚ “sooner will old age come upon her in my own house‚ in Argos far from her own land‚ going up and down by the loom and being in my bed as my companion.” (1.29-31) Apollo‚ enraged at this act‚ sends down fiery arrows of pestilence for nine days that engulfs the whole kingdom and that only stops after Agamemnon gives
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theme‚ however‚ is anger‚ specifically Achilles’. Achilles’ rage in the Iliad was not justifiable‚ he did everything out of his thirst for being remembered‚ he was overdramatic and his personality in general as seen during his interactions with Agamemnon‚ and Hector’s and Patroclus’ deaths. The story opens with a discussion between
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snake in its talons. The examples that will be used are the relationships between Agamemnon and Achilles; Hector and Achilles; and Achilles and Prium. The information shown will show not only the differences in the interactions of the gods‚ specifically Zeus‚ Hera‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Thetis‚ but how the lack of interaction changed the story slightly. The scene in both versions of the argument between Agamemnon and Achilles is very different from the written hero epic of the Iliad to the modern
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vulnerable. Achilles display of hubris comes solely from his invulnerability. An excellent example of Achilles hubris is when Agamemnon strips Achilles of his maiden Brisies. The enraged and prideful Achilles refuses to fight for Agamemnon. As a potent warrior‚ the Greeks viewed Achilles as a symbol of victory and unity. Therefore‚ when Achilles refuses to fight for Agamemnon‚ the Greeks lose that sense of victory and unity‚ thus leading to many deaths on the Greek
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family’s were broken and a few people were to blame for this. One of the most significant influences to the Trojan War was the Beautiful Helen. Helen disowned her country and her people‚ she knew the consequences and she chose love over loyalty. Agamemnon is another cause of the Trojan war. His goal was to overthrow Troy and he would fight to reach that. Paris is also to blame. His prophesy stated that he would burn down Troy and knowing that did not stop him from creating chaos’s with the Greeks
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