Topic > Conflict in the Iliad - 1238

Why Achilles thinks differently than Agamemnon: If you understand the conflict between both men, Agamemnon and Achilles, you will notice that Agamemnon's (Chrysis) plunder was returned to his father (Chrysis) as a result of the plague that Apollo imposed on the Greeks because Chryses, Chryses' father, prayed to Apollo for the plague to fall on the Greeks due to the fact that Agamemnon did not accept his ransom and threatened to kill him if he ever laid eyes on it again of him. Then he prayed to Apollo saying that if he ever pleased by building a temple, he offered him as a sacrifice rich legs of bulls and goats which should make his prayer come true that his arrow would fall on the Greek for his shed tears, Apollo granted him the your request. In order for the plague to be removed, Agamemnon must deliver Chryses to his father without any ransom and give Chryses one hundred frightened bulls to sacrifice to Apollo. In order for the plague to disappear, Agamemnon did so but at the same time he has to regain his honor by taking Achilles' price because Achilles is close to him in terms of superiority or in the scale of power but Achilles at the same time believes he is entitled to his prize because he worked very hard to get his prize and also felt that prize is a sign of glory and honor and without prize he lost everything. If you look