Agamemnon was the King of Mycenae; he was very similar to Achilles. ... Everyone on the other hand loved Achilles. ... The goddess Hera is on Achilles side, and assists him in his life. ... Agamemnon stole Achilles lady because he had to return his. ... Agamemnon and Achilles both held leading roles in the story, but Achilles was the main character. ...
Achilles begrudgingly complies, but feels shamed by the action. ... The gods immediately come to the aid of Achilles. ... Thetis goes to the fire god, who agrees to make new armor for Achilles. ... He knows that the plan will work to restrain Achilles. ... He challenges Achilles by throwing a spear at him, which Athena diverts. ...
"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilles/ and its devastation" (Homer 1.1-2). ... After having been offended by Achilles' suggestion at giving up his prize without fair compensation, Agamemnon declares that he will only give up Chryseis if in return he can have Achilles prize, Briseis. Knowing that he cannot refuse his kings request, Achilles does what he is told. ... It is not until book 16 that Patroklos finally confronts Achilles about his behavior and though he does not try to convince Achilles to join in battle, he asks only to allow his men to go forth and fight. ... W...
Out of selfishness, he took Achilles' prize, Briseis. His behavior stimulated Achilles' anger as well as god's intention to bring disaster to his army. ... Numerous facts prove that, before Achilles joined the battle against Hector, Agamemnon's personality defects were the cause of several failures of Achaians. ... He tells Achilles, "Run away by all means if your heart drives you. ... His selfishness finally caused the hatred of Achilles and his withdrawal from the war. ...
Their child was Troilius, and there was a prophecy that said that Troy could not be defeated until he turned 20, but Achilles killed him before he turned 20. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. Then, the best friend of Achilles, Patroclus, kept trying to persuade him to fight in the war, but found that it was useless, so he took the armor of Achilles and went to battle. ... This enraged Achilles so then ...
Their child was Troilius, and there was a prophecy that said that Troy could not be defeated until he turned 20, but Achilles killed him before he turned 20. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. Then, the best friend of Achilles, Patroclus, kept trying to persuade him to fight in the war, but found that it was useless, so he took the armor of Achilles and went to battle. ... This enraged Achilles so then ...
The biggest example of his cleverness is when he is attempting to get Achilles to rejoin the Achaean army. ... His objective here is to make Achilles feel guilty by stressing the fact that the Achaeans will fall without his presence. ... Odysseus uses his wit in attempt to bring Achilles' back to the Achaean army. Achilles is the most powerful warrior and the Achaeans would benefit greatly if he were to fight. ... This passage is just a snippet of his speech that goes into further detail about the dangers they face without Achilles. ...
The Iliad has Achilles and Gilgamesh has Gilgamesh. Achilles is Prince of Phthia and the son of Peleus and Thetis. ... Achilles shows his powers in the Trojan War where he comes out the fieriest warrior. ... The same also is relevant with with Achilles. ...
