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What agamemnon take to appease Apollo?

his hard boner.


What did Agamemnon have to give Chryses for Apollo to stop killing the Achaeans?

He had to give him his daughter Chryseis back.


Why was Apollo angry with Hermes?

He stole Apollo's cattle and slaughtered two cows.


Who makes Odysseus angry?

Odysseus gets angry at many points.The Iliad:He gets angry at Thersites at Troy, when he advocates against Agamemnon after Agamemnon took Achilles' prize, Briseis. Odysseus is angered by Agamemnon, when he accuses Odysseus and his men of shirking back from battle.Odysseus is extremely angry when Antiphus kills his comrade Leucus with a spear to the groin.Odysseus is angry at Socus, whom wounds Odysseus, and puts him out of action. Odysseus kills Socus for his actions.Odysseus gets angry at Agamemnon for suggesting they retreat in the night.The Odyssey:Odysseus gets angry at his men for not withdrawing from Ismarus when he asks them too. Odysseus gets angry at the Cyclops Polyphemus for eating his men.Odysseus gets extremely angry at his crew for opening the bag of winds from Aeolus just when they were about to reach Ithica.Odysseus gets angry at Circe for transforming his men into pigs.Odysseus gets angry at Eurylochus, for not wanting to return to Circe's house because he is too cowardly.Odysseus gets angry at Eurylochus and his men for slaughtering the golden Cattle of Helios.Odysseus is extremely angry to find that his castle is full of suitors asking for Penelope's hand.Odysseus is angry at Melanthius for supplying the suitors with arms from the storeroom.Odysseus gets angry at the suitors' families for daring to attack him in revenge for their deaths.


When does Apollo send a plague on the Greeks?

Apollo sends a plague on the Greeks during the Trojan War as a punishment for Agamemnon's disrespect towards his priest, Chryses, who sought the return of his daughter, Chryseis. Refusing to return her and insulting Chryses, Agamemnon incurs Apollo's wrath, leading the god to unleash a deadly plague upon the Greek camp. This event is depicted in Homer's "Iliad," highlighting the theme of divine retribution and the consequences of hubris.

Related Questions

What agamemnon take to appease Apollo?

his hard boner.


Who is responsible for the fight between Agamemnon and Achilles?

Apollo is.


Which god was outraged over agamemon's seizure of chryseis?

Apollo was outraged over Agamemnon's seizure of Chryseis in Homer's "Iliad." Apollo sent a plague upon the Greek army to punish Agamemnon for refusing to release Chryseis back to her father, a priest of Apollo.


Who is the softly belted girl in The Iliad?

The softly belted girl in the Iliad is Briseis, Achilles' girl, the prisoner of war. King Agamemnon took her because he had to give up Cryseis, the daughter of Apollo's priest, Cryses, whom Agamemnon angered, causing Apollo to send a plague on Agamemnon's soldiers.


What did Agamemnon have to give Chryses for Apollo to stop killing the Achaeans?

He had to give him his daughter Chryseis back.


Which King is responsible for taking the girl Briseis away from Achillies and making him angry?

Agamemnon


Who is chryseis?

Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses a priest of Apollo, she was captured by Agamemnon as a war-prize and was his slave and lover until Agamemnon had to give her up because Apollo set a plague upon the Greek army for insulting his priest and not ransoming her to her father once she was claimed by him.


Why was Apollo angry with Hermes?

He stole Apollo's cattle and slaughtered two cows.


Why did Achilles think that he was robbed of his honor?

Agamemnon had taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave. Her father Chryses, a priest of Apollo, begged Agamemnon to return her to him. Agamemnon refused and Apollo sent a plague amongst the Greeks. The prophet Calchas correctly determined the source of the troubles but would not speak unless Achilles vowed to protect him. Achilles did so and Calchas declared Chryseis must be returned to her father. Agamemnon consented, but then commanded that Achilles' battle prize Briseis be brought to replace Chryseis. Angry at the dishonor and at the urging of Thetis, Achilles refused to fight or lead his troops alongside the other Greek forces. She was something he had fought for, and Agamemnon just told him to give it up, while he could've done so himself too.


Who argued over a slave girl in The Iliad?

Agamemnon and Achilles argued over Briseis, who was Achilles's prize. Agamemnon had to give back his prize, Chryseis, because the Chryseis's father was a priest of Apollo and keeping her is making Apollo mad. In return, Agamemnon decided to take Briseis from Achilles. This caused Achilles to stop fighting in the Trojan War and eventually the death of Patrokolos.


What were Chryseis' responsibilities?

Chryseis was in the Trojan war a slave and lover of Agamemnon who was later freed when Agamemnon was forced to give her up when Apollo set a plague upon the Greek army for not ransoming her at the request of her father Chryses. Her son by Agamemnon she named for her father.


How did Achilles feel when King Agamemnon ordered him to send back his slave girl?

Depressed and angry.