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...
In the Iliad, this element consists of the visit of Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax to Achilles" camp to persuade him to return to the battle waged against the Trojans. ... Homer narrates their arrival by describing the camp huts surrounded by the ships and Achilles consoling himself as he played a harp he had taken as a spoil of a previous battle (Iliad, IX, 223-25). ... The element of exchange of information in Book IX of the Iliad is quite lengthy because it contains six long speeches: three arguments by Ajax, Odysseus, and Phoenix, which are each rebutted by Achilles. These arguments are f...
The request comes from Thetis, the mother of Achilles, and by one account, the one that cared for Hephaistos after he was tossed off Mt. ... Feeling a special bond to Thetis, he conceded even though Achilles was a mortal and began to forge an indestructible set of armor worthy of a god. ... Thetis carries the great shield and armor to Achilles for battle. As Achilles marveled at the work wrought for him and places it upon himself, "trembling took hold of all Myrmidons. ... Achilles gratefully dons his armor and goes into battle. ...
