The iliad sparknotes5/8/2023 Along with Nestor, Odysseus is one of the Achaeans’ two best public speakers. OdysseusĪ fine warrior and the cleverest of the Achaean commanders. Devoted to both Achilles and the Achaean cause, Patroclus stands by the enraged Achilles but also dons Achilles’ terrifying armor in an attempt to hold the Trojans back. PatroclusĪchilles’ beloved friend, companion, and advisor, Patroclus grew up alongside the great warrior in Phthia, under the guardianship of Peleus. Most saliently, his tactless appropriation of Achilles’ war prize, the maiden Briseis, creates a crisis for the Achaeans, when Achilles, insulted, withdraws from the war. Like Achilles, he lacks consideration and forethought. Arrogant and often selfish, Agamemnon provides the Achaeans with strong but sometimes reckless and self-serving leadership. King of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army brother of King Menelaus of Sparta. Achilles’ wrath at Agamemnon for taking his war prize, the maiden Briseis, forms the main subject of The Iliad. Proud and headstrong, he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. The most powerful warrior in The Iliad, Achilles commands the Myrmidons, soldiers from his homeland of Phthia in Greece. The son of the military man Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis. The Achaeans (also called the “Argives” or “Danaans”) Achilles
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