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A Summary Of The Plot Of The Iliad
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Book I: A plague, sent by Apollo, is raging in the Achaean camp. The cause of this is the refusal of Agamemnon to return the captive girl Chryseis, daughter of Apollo's priest Chryses, to her father. The girl had been captured in a raid on a coastal town. After a violent quarrel between Agamemnon ....
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....ne. He chastises Thersites, an insolent soldier, who attempts to defy him. The assembly is hastily recalled. Nestor, following other speakers, makes practical suggestions with a view to preparing the forces for battle. The troops are to be divided into their several nations. The so-called "Catalogue of Ships" follows, to show the contribution of the each of the Achaean states to the expedition. Next we are given a list of Trojan forces by nations.
Book III: The armies line up for battle. Hector.... |
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