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What does chryses do to try to get his daughter chryseis back from agamemnon?
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Begs Agamemnon, and compares him self to Agamemnon's father.
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∙ 12y agoChryses daughter, Chryseis, is abducted by Agamemnon and taken as a slave consort. Chryses offers a ransom for her return, but Agamemnon refuses.
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Why does Agamemnon say he doesn't want to give Chryseis back?
At first because Agamemnon refused to ransom Chryseis to her father Chryses (a priest of Apollo); later he was forced to because of a plague Apollo had sent upon the Greek army for the treatment of his priest.
Why did agamemnon wants to get briseis?
In the first book of the Iliad, Agamemnon enslaves her, as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father. Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War.
What is condition will agamemnon give back chryseis?
his condition is for achilleus to fight in the war otherwise agamemonm wont give chrysis back.
What does agamemnon do to offend Achilles?
Agamemnon takes Achilles' war prize, Briseis, ater Agamemnon was forced to give back his own prize, Chryseis. He was forced to return Chryseis because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chryseis to be ransomed to her father. Achilles wants to kill Agamemnon because he is a pompous, power-hungry man who believes that no one except for him should get the spoils of war. Achilles' "Prize" (A woman whom was captured in the first battle in Troy) was taken from him by Agamemnon and Agamemnon was using her for his own pleasure and then threw her to the Men like a piece of meat to the bulldogs. After that, Achilles declares that he will kill him. Improve: Also it is about Achilles' pride as a warrior and his love for Briseis that makes him threaten Agamemnon to leave the war and with Agamemnons actions and brutish language (in order to gain the power his has back) he dismisses Achilles. Agamemnon "But here is a threat: in the same way as Phoesbus Apollo is robbing me of Chryseis, whom I propose to send off in my ship with my crew, I will come in person to your hut and take away fair-cheeked Brieseis, your prize, Achilles, to let you know how far I am your superior and to teach others to shrink from claiming parity with me and playing the equal to my face." (Book 1 lines 183-189) Achilles does not actually threaten to kill Agamemnon Athene comes down from Olympus and stops him.
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 did Agamemnon have to give Chryses for Apollo to stop killing the Achaeans?
He had to give him his daughter Chryseis back.
What did Agamemnon have to give Chryses?
He had to give him back his daughter.
Why does the God Apolllo bring a plauge upon the Greek warriors at Troy?
During the siege of Troy (and shortly before the start of the Iliad story) Agamemnon (commander in chief of the Greek expeditionary force) captures a young Trojan woman called Chryseis and takes her back to his camp as a slave and concubine. Chryseis is the daughter of the Trojan priest of Apollon, Chryses. Chryses comes to Agamemnon and asks to ransom his daughter. Agamemnon refuses to allow Chryseis to be ransomed. Apollo is infuriated at the insult offered to his priest, and sends a plague against the Greek ships.
Why does Agamemnon say he doesn't want to give Chryseis back?
At first because Agamemnon refused to ransom Chryseis to her father Chryses (a priest of Apollo); later he was forced to because of a plague Apollo had sent upon the Greek army for the treatment of his priest.
Does the greek church have priests?
Yes they did... however the priests of Greek mythology probably differed from the priests of todays christianity. in christianity they teach to pray and ask God for things whereas in ancient Greece the preists where probably trying to sacrafice animals to the Gods to keep them happy. evidence of priests are littered everywhere however such as Chryses who during the Trogan war prayed to the Gods. A man called Agamemnon took Chryses' daughter Chryseis from Moesia as a war prize and when Chryses attempted to ransom her, refused to return her. Chryses prayed to Apollo, and he, in order to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it.
Why did agamemnon wants to get briseis?
In the first book of the Iliad, Agamemnon enslaves her, as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father. Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War.
What is condition will agamemnon give back chryseis?
his condition is for achilleus to fight in the war otherwise agamemonm wont give chrysis back.
What does agamemnon do to offend Achilles?
Agamemnon takes Achilles' war prize, Briseis, ater Agamemnon was forced to give back his own prize, Chryseis. He was forced to return Chryseis because of a plague that Apollo sent against the Greeks for refusing to allow Chryseis to be ransomed to her father. Achilles wants to kill Agamemnon because he is a pompous, power-hungry man who believes that no one except for him should get the spoils of war. Achilles' "Prize" (A woman whom was captured in the first battle in Troy) was taken from him by Agamemnon and Agamemnon was using her for his own pleasure and then threw her to the Men like a piece of meat to the bulldogs. After that, Achilles declares that he will kill him. Improve: Also it is about Achilles' pride as a warrior and his love for Briseis that makes him threaten Agamemnon to leave the war and with Agamemnons actions and brutish language (in order to gain the power his has back) he dismisses Achilles. Agamemnon "But here is a threat: in the same way as Phoesbus Apollo is robbing me of Chryseis, whom I propose to send off in my ship with my crew, I will come in person to your hut and take away fair-cheeked Brieseis, your prize, Achilles, to let you know how far I am your superior and to teach others to shrink from claiming parity with me and playing the equal to my face." (Book 1 lines 183-189) Achilles does not actually threaten to kill Agamemnon Athene comes down from Olympus and stops him.
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 is the story of Briseis and Chryseis?
In the first book of the Iliad, Agamemnon enslaves her as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo, to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father.Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War. Until the death of Patroclus.Chyseis had a son by Agamemnon named for her father, Chryses.Briseis had no known children by either Achilles or her husband Mynes.
Who send the plague to the greek camp at the beginning of the iliad because chryses daughther was not returned?
It was Apollo that sent the plague to the Greek camp. Apollo was a god and Chryses prayed to him to get his daughter back.
How does Achilles intend to get even with agamenon for seizing Briseis?
Each Greek captain has been awarded a Trojan girl as his personal services slave following some earlier raids.Agamemnon has been awarded Chryseis, whom he is very fond of.But Chryseis' dad Chryses is a priest of Apollo. Chryses prays to Apollo for help, and Apollo - the god of infectious diseases - sends an epidemic into the Greek camp.Agamemnon must give back Chryseis - but this makes him look bad in front of the other Greek princes.So Agamemnon - the leader of the expedition - takes Briseis, the slave of Achilles (Achilles is the Greeks' greatest warrior).Achilles knows he cannot resist Agamemnon (civil war among the Greeks would mean a rapid death for all of them) but he announces that he will no longer fight for the Greek cause.Without their greatest warrior the Greeks are in serious trouble:Achilles' wrath - to Greece the direful springOf woes unnumber'd - heav'nly Goddess sing.
