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Agamemnon was forced to return his lover Chryseis to end the plague, and took Achilles' concubine Briseis as his own. Enraged at the dishonor Agamemnon had inflicted upon him, Achilles decided he would no longer fight.

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Q: Why did Achilles refuse to fight in the Trojan War?
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