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...een going on for nine years. Agamemnon had taken Chryseis for his prize. Chryseis was the daughter of Chryses, Apollo’s priest. Chryses came to Agamemnon ...e troops. Agamemnon is so enraged at Achilles, he finally decides to give Chryseis back, however he wants Achilles prize, Briseis, instead. Achilles walks aw

Agamemnon, angered at the necessary loss of his prize (the girl [[Chryseis]]), demands other prizes as repayment. Achilles rages against Agamemnon's g Agamemnon then agrees to return Chryseis, but, still angry with Achilles, orders two men to seize his prized woman,

...ans had the favor of Apollo in the Iliad. When the Achaians fail to return Chryseis to her father, Chryses, he prays to Apollo. Apollo then comes down and rain

...iad'', we discover that because of [[Agamemnon]]’s refusal to relinquish [[Chryseis]], [[Apollo]] has rained a plague upon the Achaean forces. Because he is ev