![]() ![]() He is fearful of Agamemnon but tells him that he has brought the curse on himself by not releasing the women. ![]() When he gets no luck from Agamemnon he turns to Apollo, who plagues the Greek camp, killing many over the course of ten days.įinally, Achilles asks for answers from a soothsayer, Calchas. ![]() The women’s father, Chryses (the priest of Apollo) begs that Chryseis is returned. The woman are claimed by Agamemnon and Achilles, leaders of grand armies against the Trojans. Two beautiful women, Chryseis and Briseis, are captured by the Achaeans. The story begins nine years after the Trojan War began. The Greek epic written by Homer, about a war between the Achaens and the Trojans over the love of Helen. Translation: 1999 media type Epic poem pages 683 isbn 0140275363 Translated: English genre(s) Epic Poem publisher Penguin release date Original: <800 BC "infobox Book" name The Iliad image image caption Cover of the Fagles translation orig title Ἰλιάς author Homer translator Robert Fagles country Ancient Greece language Original: Homeric Greek ![]()
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