He convinces the people that it is more honorable to defeat Troy.Īgamemnon orders his troops to prepare for the attack. With Athena’s help, Odysseus stops the mad rush to the vessel. But their reaction inspires the ones who stay. To his surprise, some of the people rush for the ships. Agamemnon encourages them to sail for home.

Before the mass assault, he decides to test his warriors’ loyalty. It leads the king into a belief that all the gods are on his side. Tell him to get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for he shall take Troy. Lying Dream, go to the ships of the Achaeans, into the tent of Agamemnon, and say to him word for word as I now bid you. She is jealous of Thetis and dislikes Trojans but fears Zeus above all.Īs a result, Zeus sends Agamemnon a dream where he defeats Troy. The king of the gods agrees despite his fear that Hera will be annoyed. He asks Thetis, who is the sea-goddess and his mother, to avenge his pride. After some antagonism, they do so.Īchilles refuses to fight on the side of Achaeans. Agamemnon is ready to set Chryseis free only if Achilles gives him Briseis, who also was a prize. He is in rage with Agamemnon because he kept Chryseis as a prize. The Iliad, book 1Īfter ten days of the plague, Achilles calls a meeting. The god… is angry neither about vow nor hecatomb, but for his priest’s sake, whom Agamemnon has dishonoured, in that he would not free his daughter nor take a ransom for her therefore has he sent these evils upon us, and will yet send others. Apollo sent this disease on them upon the request of priest Chryses whose daughter, Chryseis, was captured as a spoil of war. The Trojan War between Troy and the Achaeans (Greeks) has been raging for nine years. The Iliad Books 1 & 2īook 1 of the Iliad opens in the middle of things. The quotes that you’ll find there are taken from the translation made by Samuel Butler. 📚 The Iliad Summaries of the Booksīelow you’ll find detailed summaries of The Iliad books.

In this section, you’ll find an illustrated timeline of The Iliadthat contains the key events of the poem. The finale of the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans is unclear from the reading. The gods, in their turn, pick sides and help their favorites. The story follows Achilles, the great Greek warrior, and the destruction caused by his rage. Homer describes several weeks of war during which a conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon takes place. At the point of the poem’s beginning, the Trojan War between the Achaeans (the Greeks) and the Trojans lasted for nine years.

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