HIST 1051 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chryseis, Chryses
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Peleus" son achilles, hero fo the trojan war. Chryses = priest of apollo, father to chryseis. Chryseis is stolen by agamemnon (commander-in-chief of. Apollo sent a plague to the achaean army, and agamemnon discovers this. Aggie says he"ll return chryseis if achilles gives him briseis (chryseis" sister) as compensation. Aggie and achilles get in a fight, but eventually culminates in. Wants her to ask zeus to punish the achaeans. After zeus" 12 day feast, thetis asks zeus to help the trojans (as opposed to the greeks) Book 3: what are the circumstances of the one-on-one fight between. Paris = trojan prince who stole helen and precipitated the war. Paris hides, but comes out to fight him when he is called out for cowardice. Goddess iris disguises herself as hector"s (paris" brother) sister. Paris is about to be killed by menelaus when aphrodite magicks him off the battlefield and into his room with helen. Agamemnon claims menelaus has won the duel.
