The first was when he feuded with Agamemnon. ... Achilles" feud with Agamemnon created conflict within the Greeks and furthered the plot. Agamemnon's foolish demands towards Achilles are met by a "black look." ... In addition, Agamemnon's actions thoroughly enrage Achilles and becomes apparent when he ponders whether to "draw his sharp sword from his side, thrust his way through the crowd, and kill King Agamemnon,"(Homer 28) The root of Achilles anger is the way Agamemnon treated him. ... Agamemnon and his men will suffer greatly due to the absence of the noble Achilles. ...

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Achilles is enraged when Agamemnon insists that he be repaid with Achilles" prize after Agamemnon's has to be returned. ... Although Agamemnon's actions can be perceived as disrespect towards Achilles as a leader and warrior, Achilles still reacts with selfishness. Achilles" pride gets in the way of the success of his army again in Book IX when Agamemnon tries to reconcile with Achilles by offering him gifts if he and his troops will return to the war. Achilles refuses by saying that he cannot be bought and that nothing can make up for the public insult that Agamemnon commi...

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There is a clash between the two Greek commanders, Agamemnon and Achilleus. Agamemnon is upset with Achilleus because he blames him for the loss of his concubine. For that Agamemnon revenges for Achilleus's concubine. ... This departure leads to the defeat of the Greeks and the killing of Agamemnon by Trojan hero Hector. ...

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Agamemnon is used to make the readers feel sympathy for Achilles because of the way he is treated by Agamemnon, and Odysseus is used to show the readers that even a character in the epic has sympathy for him. ... However, if Agamemnon was reasonable, Achilles would not be hiding away. ... Homer is just trying to show his readers that Agamemnon is a bully to Achilles and Achilles wants Agamemnon to apologize and beg for his restoration into war because of the way he treated him. ... However, Odysseus leaves out Agamemnon's rude comments regarding Achilles. The most offensive comment Agamem...

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Achilles decides not to fight for Agamemnon or the Greeks for nine books. ... Agamemnon does not appear to take Briseis in spite of Achilles. ... Also, Achilles" anger towards Agamemnon appears to be justifiable because Agamemnon, whether intentionally or not did indeed disgrace Achilles. ... At this point there is no longer an antagonistic relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles because Achilles consciously chooses to draw his sword against Agamemnon. ... Some might argue that because Agamemnon disrespected Achilles; Achilles had the right to now disrespect Agamemnon. ...

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Achilles decides not to fight for Agamemnon or the Greeks for nine books. ... Agamemnon does not appear to take Briseis in spite of Achilles. ... Also, Achilles" anger towards Agamemnon appears to be justifiable because Agamemnon, whether intentionally or not did indeed disgrace Achilles. ... At this point there is no longer an antagonistic relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles because Achilles consciously chooses to draw his sword against Agamemnon. ... Some might argue that because Agamemnon disrespected Achilles; Achilles had the right to now disrespect Agamemnon. ...

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Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, and Odysseus are to be put to the test once again to reveal who is the greatest hero. Agamemnon, king of Argos, fights boldly for his brother's wife. ... Agamemnon may be a great leader but he is no hero. ... For instance, resent toward Agamemnon lead to Patrocles" death which in turn lead to his mourning. ...

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Achilles was a better warrior than Agamemnon, because he has had more combat time than Agamemnon has, "I have seen more action/ hand to hand in those assaults than you have" (Iliad I. 192-193). Achilles has been on the front line, fighting for the Greeks while Agamemnon has laid back in the ranks and left the action to the warriors in front of him. ... When self-centered Agamemnon takes Briseis, Achilles is extremely miserable and goes to the shore to pray to his deceased mother. ...

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This attribute poisons him that he abandons his fellow Achaeans and even prays that the Trojans will slaughter them, all because he has been slighted at the hands of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles withdraws from the war because Agamemnon the King has taken his prize Briseis, since he had to return the daughter of the priest. ... Achilles selfishness will reappear later on when Agamemnon realizes he can't win this battle without Achilles. So Agamemnon sends out Phoenix, Odysseus and Aias to tell Achilles that he apologizes to him and will offer him many things including giving back B...

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Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae takes Briseis, Achilles's prize, or woman. This act is an insult to him, as it is betraying Agamemnon as a more powerful figure, which makes Achilles seem like less of a man. Achilles is enraged by this act of self-righteousness; Homer writes, "Should he draw sharp sword at his hip, thrust though the ranks and kill Agamemnon now? ... Just being told that his prize was taken brought out a monstrous rage in him, a rage that contemplated killing Agamemnon because it made Achilles seem helpless. ...

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As a hero, Achilles waits for Agamemnon to make suitable recompense for the stolen woman. ... Furthermore, Achilles eventually returns to fight on the side of the Achaeans, but not because of anything Agamemnon offers to him in order to get him to return to the fighting. ...

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He was willing to lose the war for the Greeks by not fighting just to prove a point Agamemnon. ... Even though Agamemnon offered Achilles endless amounts of riches and women, he still refused to come back and fight in the war. ... Achilles was in love with Briseis, she was one of the only people that he cared about but Agamemnon took her from him. ...

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First when he prays to Thetis for his comrades to be killed so that Agamemnon will beg him to return to fight the Trojans. ... Achilles excessive emotions ultimately led to his demise, first by his excessive anger towards Agamemnon and then his excessive grief over Patroclus" death. ...

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Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in H...

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Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in H...

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The movie shows many individuals' characteristics, such as the good and moral prince of Troy, Hector, or the greedy and powerful King of Mycenae, Agamemnon. ... In addition, he keeps his glory by getting back one of his spoils, Briseis, from Agamemnon. ...

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Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. ... Major conflict of the poem is Agamemnon's demand for Achilles' war prize, the maiden Briseis, which wounds Achilles' pride; Achilles' consequent refusal to fight causes the Achaeans to suffer greatly in their battle against the Trojans. ...

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The Choice of an Ancient Wise Man, a Reflection on Plato's Apology of Socrates One of the greatest wise men of all times is Socrates. Socrates was put on trial for his beliefs and Plato puts his trial into words. In Plato's Apology of Socrates, Socrates stated that Achilles was the greatest he...

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For example, when he is disrespected by Agamemnon when the King takes his prized woman, he disregards all ties he has the to the Greeks and abandons the Trojan War. ... He does not pull his army together, hiding his rage, and focus his attention on the war in the situation that erupts with Agamemnon, as a leader would. ...

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Strauss also points out the hierarchy of the Greek army; Agamemnon and his rule over his kingdom. ... This was seen, as a punishment from Apollo for Agamemnon had not returned Chrysies to her father, this particular part of the story has a lot of references to Homer. ...

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The underlying theme of Homer's masterwork, "The Iliad," is mortality. While there are obvious motifs throughout the poem, I believe that Homer is telling us that death is inevitable regardless of stature. The gods often are referred to as immortals showing us a main difference between the mortals a...

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At this point Telemachos became pessimistic, and Athene reassured him with an analogy of Agamemnon's short journey, and it's consequences. Still emotionally unstable, Telemachos used this opportunity to speak of Menaleus, Agamemnon's brother. ...

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Thomas Cahill's Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea, depicts the culture of ancient Greece. It describes the Greece's way of life from politics to art. I intend to prove that Greek works, both written and non-written, can inspire people to think differently and the total effects these works had as a whole in ...

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War is traumatizing. It can be responsible for destroying individuals, families and civilizations. "The Odyssey," by Homer, follows the journey of Odysseus after a ten year war campaign in Troy. Transitioning from the battlefield to civilian life can be difficult for a soldier, laden with anxiety an...

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Odysseus is a hero of all times thanks to Homer who wrote his story in The Odyssey. Odysseus is a hero in his on time because of all his adventures and characteristics. Homer wrote about the Trojan War, in which Odysseus took part in, in the Iliad, and about Odysseus" long journey home in, The Odyss...

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