ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - Helenus, Achilles, Chryses
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Occurs in the tenth and final year of the trojan war, in the few weeks before everything falls apart. When the iliad takes place, people went by the names of dominant tribes or regions. The most general of these names are aacchhaaiiaannss,, ddaannaaaannss,, aanndd. Paris, prince of troy was in love with helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. And she was married to menelaos, the king of. Sparta, who didn"t take too kindly to her running off with your standard-issue trojan heartthrob. To get his wife back, menelaos turned to his brother, agamemnon. Agamemnon raised an army and set sail for troy. Agamemnon"s army encountered stiff resistance and were forced to settle in for a long siege. Agamemnon is the most powerful king of the achaeans, and achilleus is his best warrior. Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the achaean forces, has taken as plunder the beautiful girl chryseis.
