CLT-3378 Lecture Notes - Deiphobus, Odysseus, Omen
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Thetis presents achilles with the armor that hephaestus has forged for him. She promises to look after patroclus"s body and keep it from rotting while achilles goes to battle. Achilles walks along the shore, calling his men to an assembly. At the meeting, agamemnon and achilles reconcile with each other, and. Agamemnon gives achilles the gifts that he promised him should achilles ever return to battle. Achilles announces his intention to go to war at once. Odysseus persuades him to let the army eat first, but achilles himself refuses to eat until he has slain hector. All through breakfast, he sits mourning his dear friend patroclus and reminiscing. Even briseis mourns, for patroclus had treated her kindly when she was first led away from her homeland. Zeus finds the scene emotionally moving and sends athena down to fill achilles" stomach with nectar and ambrosia, keeping his hunger at bay. Achilles then dons his armor and mounts his chariot.
