The Will Of Achilles In Homer's Odyssey
In the first line of the book, Homer asks the muse to give him inspiration to sing of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus.
Apollo sent a plague to the achaeans because Agamemnon would not return Chryses’ daughter, Chryseis, despite his offering to pay a large ransom for her return. Calchas thinks that the powers that be will be angered by what he was about to say, so he asks Achilles to promise to protect him from the forces of the angered king.
The argument between Agamemnon and achilles that causes Achilles to quit on the army was over Agamemnon’s prize, Chryses’ daughter.
To help him in his feud with Agamemnon, Achilles prays to his mother, Thetis.
Hera is angry with Zeus because he did not consult her before making a promise to thetis. …show more content…
Achilles is part of the Achaean army, the son of Thetis, and is an Aryan.
B. Menelaus’ importance comes in setting up the Iliad’s backstory. C. Agamemnon is the king/ leader of the Achaean army.D. Calchas is a soothsayer who can tell the will of Apollo.E. Chryses is a priest of Apollo, and was the one trying to get his daughter back with a large ransom. F. Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses, the priest of Apollo. G. Nestor is the old man of the army, a storyteller, and a speaker of the pylians.H. Briseis is also taken as a prize by Achilles, but is then stolen by …show more content…
As his dying wish, Hector asks Achilles to return his body to Troy for burial after his death. Achilles replies that he will be left to the scavengers and the dogs.
After killing Hector, Achilles drags his lifeless body behind his chariot.
When she first hears of Hector’s death, Andromache is working at her loom. She fell to the ground crying when presented with the news.
Andromache says that Astyanax’s life will become terrible, that the dogs will glutton themselves upon him and the worms will eat him at the ships.
Despite Achilles heavily abusing it, Hector's body is not harmed because the god took pity on him and Apollo protected it.
Zeus believes that Achilles behavior is wrong, so he lets Apollo regain possession of Hector’s body.
Zeus tells Iris and Hermes to have Achilles take a ransom for Hector’s body, not to just take it right away.
Priam thinks that his sons all lack sense of social order, that none of them were as smart or as good as Hector.
The eagle is most closely associated with Zeus.
Hermes presents himself as a Myrmidon soldier to
Apollo sent a plague to the achaeans because Agamemnon would not return Chryses’ daughter, Chryseis, despite his offering to pay a large ransom for her return. Calchas thinks that the powers that be will be angered by what he was about to say, so he asks Achilles to promise to protect him from the forces of the angered king.
The argument between Agamemnon and achilles that causes Achilles to quit on the army was over Agamemnon’s prize, Chryses’ daughter.
To help him in his feud with Agamemnon, Achilles prays to his mother, Thetis.
Hera is angry with Zeus because he did not consult her before making a promise to thetis. …show more content…
Achilles is part of the Achaean army, the son of Thetis, and is an Aryan.
B. Menelaus’ importance comes in setting up the Iliad’s backstory. C. Agamemnon is the king/ leader of the Achaean army.D. Calchas is a soothsayer who can tell the will of Apollo.E. Chryses is a priest of Apollo, and was the one trying to get his daughter back with a large ransom. F. Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses, the priest of Apollo. G. Nestor is the old man of the army, a storyteller, and a speaker of the pylians.H. Briseis is also taken as a prize by Achilles, but is then stolen by …show more content…
As his dying wish, Hector asks Achilles to return his body to Troy for burial after his death. Achilles replies that he will be left to the scavengers and the dogs.
After killing Hector, Achilles drags his lifeless body behind his chariot.
When she first hears of Hector’s death, Andromache is working at her loom. She fell to the ground crying when presented with the news.
Andromache says that Astyanax’s life will become terrible, that the dogs will glutton themselves upon him and the worms will eat him at the ships.
Despite Achilles heavily abusing it, Hector's body is not harmed because the god took pity on him and Apollo protected it.
Zeus believes that Achilles behavior is wrong, so he lets Apollo regain possession of Hector’s body.
Zeus tells Iris and Hermes to have Achilles take a ransom for Hector’s body, not to just take it right away.
Priam thinks that his sons all lack sense of social order, that none of them were as smart or as good as Hector.
The eagle is most closely associated with Zeus.
Hermes presents himself as a Myrmidon soldier to