Iliad | Book 1 Summary and Analysis

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Achilleus: greatest warrior of the Achaian army

Agamemnon: head of the Achaian army against Troy

Chryses: priest whose daughter was abducted as a war prize by the Greeks

Chryseis: Theban woman given to Agamemnon as a war prize

Kalchas: seer who offers advice

Athene: goddess who restrains Achilleus from slaying Agamemnon

Nestor: old Achaian warrior who offers advice

Odysseus: one of Agamemnon’s counselors

Talthybios: herald and servant of Agamemnon

Eurybates: herald and...


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