Research Paper On The Iliad

The Iliad is a Greek epic poem written by Homer, about the noteworthy events during the end of the Trojan war. The Iliad only focuses on the last few months of the 10-year Trojan war, but it does discuss the past events during the war throughout the poem. War began because Paris’ son of King Priam of Troy kidnaped Helen, who was the wife of the King Menelaus. Agamemnon was the king of Mycenae, brother of Menelaus and he led the Greek army during the Trojan war; Priam was the King of Troy and father of Paris, and Achilles was one of the toughest warriors of the Greek’s and hardest opponent to the Trojan war. In context to the question, Achilles was a warrior of Greek and an ally of Agamemnon, and Priam’s rival. When the both request are put …show more content…
That is why the god, the far-striker, makes us suffer, and will do so, and will not rid the Danaans of loathsome plague, until we return the bright-eyed girl to her father” (as cited on Homer: The Iliad, Book 1: Line 53-100, A. S. Kline, 2009). Achilles tries in persuading Agamemnon in returning Chryseis, that’s when Agamemnon dishonors Achilles by saying “Phoebus Apollo robs me of Chryses’ daughter, … but I’ll pay your quarters a visit myself, and take that prize of yours, fair-faced Briseis, so that you know how my power exceeds yours.” (as cited on Homer: The Iliad, Book 1: Line 148-187, A. S. Kline, 2009). Asking for Achilles war prize Briseis was the most critical mistake made by Agamemnon, the war prize of Achilles reminisces the Son and father bond that of Priam and Hector. As seen in the Iliad how Priam suffers after losing Hector that’s what Achilles went through when he had to give up Briseis to Agamemnon. I Believe the two acts of Agamemnon sullied Achilles and made Achilles to disgust Agamemnon as a king of Greece and alliances making Achilles to refuse his