Table of Contents
- 1 What gifts did Agamemnon give Achilles?
- 2 What was Achilles gift?
- 3 What finally causes Achilles to let go of his anger?
- 4 Why did Achilles refuse fight?
- 5 Why does Achilles not accept Agamemnon’s apology?
- 6 WHO agrees to spy on the Trojans?
- 7 Why did Achilles want to take Phoenix with him?
- 8 Where does Achilles go in the embassy to Achilles?
What gifts did Agamemnon give Achilles?
Agamemnon sets aside a massive treasure for Achilles, including the return of Briseis and marriage to one of Agamemnon’s daughters once the war ends. Odysseus, Great Ajax, and the elderly Phoenix are chosen as the men to offer Agamemnon’s peace proposal to Achilles.
What was Achilles gift?
The shield of Achilles is the shield that Achilles uses in his fight with Hector, famously described in a passage in Book 18, lines 478–608 of Homer’s Iliad.
Why does Agamemnon give gifts to Achilles?
He buoys the soldiers by reminding them that Troy is fated to fall. Nestor urges perseverance as well, and suggests reconciliation with Achilles. Seeing the wisdom of this idea, Agamemnon decides to offer Achilles a great stockpile of gifts on the condition that he return to the Achaean lines.
Who offers Achilles great gifts to return to battle?
Agamemnon
Fearing of defeat to the Trojans, Agamemnon summons Ajax , Odysseus, and Phoenix to persuade Achilles into rejoining the battle by means of offering gifts and the return of Briseis. Phoenix is first mentioned in book nine line two hundred of the Iliad.
What finally causes Achilles to let go of his anger?
Not only is Achilles upset because he was fond of Briseis, he is also upset because his pride took a hit in front of all the warriors who saw that Agamemnon got the better of him. This causes him to stop fighting.
Why did Achilles refuse fight?
Achilles refuses to fight because he feels slighted over the fact that Agamemnon took his prize, Briseis, away from him. Achilles feels disrespected and not only abstains from fighting, but prays that the Greeks will suffer a great loss, so that Agamemnon can see what a mistake it was to start a conflict with him.
What does Achilles do to Hector’s body?
Pietro Testa (1611–1650), Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy. Etching, 1648–50. Achilles, with his lust for revenge still not satisfied, deliberately mistreats the body of Hector, tying him to his chariot and dragging him behind in the dirt as he drives back to the Greek camp.
What did Achilles do to Hector’s body?
Why does Achilles not accept Agamemnon’s apology?
They believe that Achilles’ reasons for refusing the offer are psychologically and morally valid because he does not need the gifts that Agamemnon offers to him.
WHO agrees to spy on the Trojans?
The council quickly decides that a spy should be sent to the Trojan camp, and Odysseus and Diomedes agree to go. As they are leaving the Greek camp, Athena sends a heron flying by them and the two men take this as a sign from her and pray for her protection.
Why is Achilles so angry at Hektor?
Achilles, in his pride, refuses to fight against the Trojans; he’s been offended by the Greek leader, so he lets the army suffer and falter in order to prove a point. Hector, on the other hand, fights wholeheartedly; he wants to defend his country and his family, so he gives the battle his all.
Why did Agamemnon offer gifts to Achilles in the Iliad?
He buoys the soldiers by reminding them that Troy is fated to fall. Nestor urges perseverance as well, and suggests reconciliation with Achilles. Seeing the wisdom of this idea, Agamemnon decides to offer Achilles a great stockpile of gifts on the condition that he return to the Achaean lines.
Why did Achilles want to take Phoenix with him?
Achilles offers to take Phoenix, who helped rear him in Phthia, with him, but Phoenix launches into his own lengthy, emotional plea for Achilles to stay. He uses the ancient story of Meleager, another warrior who, in an episode of rage, refused to fight, to illustrate the importance of responding to the pleas of helpless friends.
Where does Achilles go in the embassy to Achilles?
The embassy finds Achilles playing the lyre in his tent with his dear friend Patroclus. Odysseus presents Agamemnon’s offer, but Achilles rejects it directly. He announces that he intends to return to his homeland of Phthia, where he can live a long, prosaic life instead of the short, glorious one that he is fated to live if he stays.
Why did Odysseus make an offer of apology to Achilles?
Agamemnon had seriously insulted Achilles so Achilles pulled his men out of the battle and Agamemnon realized he was wrong. He realizes without the aid of Achilles the cause is lost. He decides to make an offer of apology to Achilles. He sends Odysseus, Ajax, and Phoenix to plead his case and ask for Achilles forgiveness and help.