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The IliadImportant CharactersAgamemnon king of Mycenae brother of MenelaosHektor Prince of troy weight son of Priam and HekubaAchilles greatest warrior of the Achaian armyAias song of Telamon he has brute strength andcourageMenelaos husband of Helen brother of Agamemnongenus Paris a prince of Troy also son of Priam andHekubaPriam King of Troy very old spellHelen wife of Menelaos most beautiful woman Inthe worldDiomedes one of the best Achaian warriorsHekuba wife of PriamAeneas son of Aphrodite TrojanAphrodite Daughter of Zeus goddess of love obtainof Aeneas patron of Paris on the TrojanssideAthena daughter of Zeus goddess of wisdom onthe Achaian sideAres son of Zeus god of prophecy, light, poetry,and music on the Trojans sideZeus supreme god and king of OlymposPoseidon younger brother of Zeus god of seaChryseis and Briseis who were captured during a raid in Troy argon awardedas war look upons to Agamemnon and Achilles. Chryseis for Agamemnon and Briseisfor Achilles. Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses which prays Apollo to helpget back his daughter. Apollo causes a deadly plague in the Achaian camp.Achilles asked Kalchas to explain the cause of Apollos anger. Apollo plaguedthe Achaians because Agamemnon refused to return Chryseis to her father.Agamemnon demands Achilles war prize in place of Chryseis. Achilles becauseangry at Agamemnons demand and withdraws his troops from the Achaian army.Agamemnon returns Chryseis to her father then collects Briseis from Achilles.Strangely, Achilles gives him the girl. Then, Achilles decides to tell hismother about the problem. Achilles asks his mother to ask Zeus to recognize surethat the Trojans win. Thetis goes to Zeus and asks and he agrees to help theTrojans.Agamemnon has a dream that he can defeat the Trojans so, full of falsehope, he planned a flowerpot assault on Troy. Agamemnon orders his army to preparethemselves to attack. When the news of the Achaian plan arrived in Troy, Hektorordered his troops to meet th e Achaians on the plain in front of Troy.Paris dares any of the Achaian warriors to fight him personally. Then,Menelaos accepted the challenge. But, Paris is suddenly scared and backs out.Hektor then fines Paris and scolds him. The agreement was whoever won getsHelen, then the war would be over. They fight on a large open area between thearmies. Menelaos hurts Paris then Aphrodite saves Paris and brings him to hisbedroom in Troy, where she also brings Helen. Then Agamemnon announces thatMenelaos has won.Hera wants the complete destruction of Troy so Zeus sends Athena to getthem fighting again.