Briseis

When Agamemnon claims Briseis for himself, Achilles is rightfully upset, but he takes this offense to unreasonable proportions. Achilles fails to see that Agamemnon had done this as an act of retaliation. In publicly exposing Agamemnon in front of the troops, Achilles wronged…

These two sources are similar in many ways, but are also different in many ways. The story of Achilles is interpreted differently in these two sources, Madeline Miller, author of The Song of Achilles, saw the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus differently than the creator of the movie. One of the major differences between the two is that in the novel Achilles and Patroclus are lovers while in the movie they are not shown to be that intimate. Another major difference is the way in which…

prayed for by Achilleus and his divine mother – Thetis. Zeus has taken side with Achilleus by strengthening the army of the Trojans in order for them to defeat the Greeks. This is in recompense to the decisive action of Agamemnon to take Briseis away from Achilleus. Briseis is the mistress of Achilleus. Agamemnon has done it as a replacement for Chrysies (concubine of Agamemnon), whom he returns…

Achilles will give Agamemnon his prize, Briseis, in exchange for Agamemnon returning Chrysies to her father. Achilles is taken aback at Agamemnon’s proposition but, “Achilles does not consider his feelings towards Briseis but regards his loss of her as significant because of the insult to his honour, as he did in book I,” (Farron 27). These men barter the women as objects not considering them as people. There was a point when Achilles felt a love for Briseis, but now he only acts thinking of…

who believes that it is an attack on his honor and pride to have something denied to him. The first scene in The Iliad depicts Achilles wanting to kill Agamemnon for insinuating that he would steal Briseis, a war prize, from Achilles (1.130-317). The rage Achilles flies into had little to do with Briseis herself, but rather that someone would dare to take something that he thought of as his. In short, his pride was wounded. This is exemplified in his prayer to his mother Thetis where he cries…

Let us tell the story of Achilles and Agamemnon, of their rage and of their rivalry, of their stubbornness and weakness. We shall begin when Chryses approached Archean residence to ask for the return of his daughter, bringing along with him a handsome ransom. To be so brave must mean that Chryses is a very loyal father, as parents should be. Agamemnon, Chryseis’ captor, refused very bluntly, in his stubborn way, feeling that giving in to this priest’s request would make him seem weak- that…

Joseph Campbell, an American mythological researcher, invented the Hero Cycle. He discovered that myths normally dealing with heroes have a common pattern. Years of research led Campbell to discover the stages that almost every hero goes through; these stages make up the Hero Cycle. The stages of the Hero Cycle are: Call to Adventure, Supernatural Aid, Crossing the First Threshold , The Road of Trials, Temptation from the True Path, Apotheosis, The Ultimate Boon, Rescue from Without, Crossing…

Now destiny and death have overtaken him.” (47, Shay) Upon Patroklos’ death, it was not only Achilles that felt the loss of Patroklos. “Antilokhos, blindsided by the news is momentarily, perhaps dangerously incapacitated by grief.” (47, Shay) Even Briseis, Achilles’ favorite slave, was overcome by grief and broke down over the body of…

‘Troy’(2004), the big budget hollywood movie, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, was based on the famous Trojan war that was waged against the city of Troy by the Greeks. It is considered the biggest and the most gruesome war of the Greek mythology and so far several poems and plays have been written by the Greek poets and authors describing the incidences and that took place during the war, the valour of some specific soldiers, the importance of Gods and their role during the war etc. One of the…

hypothesis of the story’s end. Patroklos is introduced for the first time in the book when Agamemnon’s army comes to take away Briseis in Achilleus’ shelter. The statement of Achilleus, “Go then, illustrious Patroklos, and bring the girl forth / and give her to these to be taken away”(1.337-338) marks an insightful introduction of Patroklos is who is ordered by Achilleus to give Briseis to Agamemnon men. Most of the times. Moving…