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yes he did because he didn't want Patroclus (i forget how to spell it, but it's basically his best friend) to go and take his place to fight.

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He borrowed Achilles' armor when Achilles refused to fight?

Patroclus used Achilles armor to fight Hector when Achilles refused to continue fighting for Agamemnon. Patroclus was Achilles close friend and lover in the Iliad.


Who is responsible for the fight between Agamemnon and Achilles?

Apollo is.


Why did Achilles tell Agamemnon that he would fight no more?

He had a disagreement with Agamemnon over a girl.


How many wars did Achilles fight in?

Phthia, as he says in the first book of the Iliad in his rant to Agamemnon.


Why did Achilles refuse to fight in the Trojan War?

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.


Why does Achilles hate Hector?

because Hector killed Achilles' friend Patroclus in a fight, when Patroclus had dressed up as Achilles so he could fight in one of the battles of Troy.(In the film Troy starring Brad Pitt, Achilles and Patroclus were cousins. In the original legends, they were friends but not related)


What is occurring at the very beginning of the selection in ilaid?

At the beginning of the selection in Iliad, Achilles is angry with Agamemnon and refuses to fight in the Trojan War, leading to a conflict between the two that sets the stage for the events that follow.


Why does Achilles withdraw from battle?

Achilles withdraws from battle because Agamemnon offends him by taking his concubine. Achilles states that if Briseis is not returned to him he will not fight.


Why does Achilles swear not to fight for Agamemnon?

Agamemnon took the Trojan woman, Briseis, whom Achilles had captured, taken as his slave, and fallen in love with because an oracle had ordered him (Agamemnon) to give up his own woman, Chryseis.


Why did Achilles stop fighting and retire to his tent?

He had long been in an argument with Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaians. Agamamnon stole his war prize slave girl (whom he had fallen in love with) Briseis, and from that moment on Achilles refused to fight (till his best friend's , Patroclus', death).


Why is achilleus dishonored when agamemnon takes briseis?

Achilles saw Briseis as his; be it as slave or wife/bride, and when Agamemnon was premitted to take what was Achilles's it said that the others valued him less and so he refused to fight in the war.


Was Achilles justified in his wrath against Agamemnon and his subsequent withdrawal from battle?

Oh honey, Achilles was as justified as a cat in knocking over a vase. Agamemnon done him dirty by taking his girl, so of course he was gonna throw a hissy fit and sit out of battle. Can you blame him? Men and their egos, I tell ya.