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When does Agamemnon die?
Agamemnon died 38 years after his birth so in 2001
What does the song Bring the boys home by freda payne mean?
The song is about the Vietnam War and expresses the desire for an end to the war and the boys over there fighting to be brought home.
Why was Agamemnon the leader of the Greeks?
There is no solid proof that Agamemnon was real, so he must be regarded as a mythological figure. In the story of the Trojan War, an alliance was formed among the Greek states, each with their own commanders. Agamemnon was in overall command of the expedition against Troy. Agamemnon was also brother to King Menelaus of Sparta and brother in law to Helen of Troy.
Why does Achilles swear not to fight for Agamemnon?
Agamemnon took the Trojan woman, Briseis, whom Achilles had captured, taken as his slave, and fallen in love with because an oracle had ordered him (Agamemnon) to give up his own woman, Chryseis.
Did the Minoans start the Trojan war?
The Trojan war was started when Paris (the prince of Troy and son of King Priam) visited Agamemnon and met Agamemnon's wife Helen. Helen was considered to be the most beautiful woman in all of Greece and Paris fell in love with her. He convinced her to escape with him to Troy and leave her husband. When Agamemnon discovered that Paris had taken her, he gathered a massive force and sailed for the city of Troy to retrieve her.
Why Achilles threatens to leave Agamemnon and the Greek army?
Achilles threatened to leave Agamemnon and the Grek army in the Trojan war because Agamemnon had dishonored Achilles by taking away his war prize after losing his own war prize.
What part did Chryseis play in the Trojan war?
She was the war prize between Agamemnon and achilles
Who drives Agamemnon and Achilles to their quarrel?
The quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles is driven by a dispute over a war prize, the captured maiden Briseis. Agamemnon claims her as his prize, but Achilles sees her as rightfully his, leading to a clash of egos and ultimately Achilles withdrawing from battle.
What became of cassandra when the Trojan war was over?
she was brought back home by agamemnon. she was killed along with agamemnon by clytemnestra, agamemnon's wife.
Who argued over a slave girl in The Iliad?
Agamemnon and Achilles argued over Briseis, who was Achilles's prize. Agamemnon had to give back his prize, Chryseis, because the Chryseis's father was a priest of Apollo and keeping her is making Apollo mad. In return, Agamemnon decided to take Briseis from Achilles. This caused Achilles to stop fighting in the Trojan War and eventually the death of Patrokolos.
Who calls agmemnon greedy for profit and shameless?
Achilles calls Agamemnon such for wanting a war prize girl in replacement for his loss of Chryseis who he had to free.
What happens to king agamemnon when he returns home after the Trojan war?
He was murdered by his wife and her lover.
Why did agamemnon wants to get briseis?
In the first book of the Iliad, Agamemnon enslaves her, as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father. Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War.
What happened to Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War in Odysseus?
Odysseus was on his 10 year wanderings home, so he wasn't involver. Agamemnon was murdered by the boyfriend his wife had taken up with during his long absence.
Where did agamemnon fight?
According to Aeschylus' "Agamemenon" (part of the Oresteia), Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan War with the Trojan princess Cassandra (his "war booty"), only to be slain in his own home by his wife, Clytaemnestra, who is heartbroken and furious over the sacrifice of their daughter, Iphegenia.
Who is chryseis?
Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses a priest of Apollo, she was captured by Agamemnon as a war-prize and was his slave and lover until Agamemnon had to give her up because Apollo set a plague upon the Greek army for insulting his priest and not ransoming her to her father once she was claimed by him.
Who are Menelaus and Agamemnon?
Menelaus and Agamemnon were brothers. Menelaus was the king of Sparta, and Agamemnon was the commander of the Achaeans in the Trojan war. Menelaus was married to Helen, and Agamemnon was married to Clytemnestra.
