POLS 2490 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Dorian Invasion, Trojan War, Bronze Age
7 Dec 2017
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Book 9: greeks are losing the war. All the kings come together because something needs to be done. Agamemnon suggests giving up and going home. Nestor says that agamemnon has to persuade achilles to return to battle. Agamemnon says he will do more than restore achilles" time. Agamemnon is trying to make amends, properly and generously. He used his power arbitrarily and put the greeks in a losing position. There has to be rewards for reconciliation. Agamemnon sends emissaries (odysseus, phoenix and ajax) to talk to achilles and. If you can"t reconcile, then all you have is force on force. It is required of him, what a good leader should do present his reconciliation. Odysseus is the smartest greek, phoenix is an honorary member of achilles" family, It undercuts the entire warrior basis of the society. Achilles" hates agamemnon but still pities his fellow greek warriors.
