Agamemnon feels false his claims to have trusted the gods who all along had the destruction of Troy in mind. “First, it is right that I address Argos and the gods of this land-my allies who helped me exact justice from Priam’s city and return home safely”(Meineck, 32). The Greek commander is showing his gratitude to the gods whom at one point he questioned during the actual battle of Troy. He seems to only be thanking them because he was victorious and worked in his favor. He also discredits the very men that fought alongside in him the Trojan war. “They seemed so loyal once, shadows of real men!” (Meineck, 32). Yet these were the men, Achilles, Menelaus, and Ajax, that actually helped him conquer Troy. Agamemnon seems self-absorbed and thinking
