Iliad
Nine years after the Trojan War, the Greeks capture and rob a town allied with Troy called Chryse. The Greeks capture a pair of slaves named Chryseis and Briseis during this battle. The leader of the Greeks, Agamemnon, takes Chryseis as a prize, and the greatest Greek warrior Achilles takes Briseis. Apollo is prayed to by Chryses (father of the slaves) for the return of his daughters and sends a plague to the Greek camp. Agamemnon tries to find out the cause of the plague so he contacts the prophet Calchas. He finds out that Chryseis was the cause so he gives up his slave and takes Briseis from Achilles. Achilles becomes angered with this action and refuses to fight in the war. He strongly wishes that the Greeks become destroyed and ask his mother Thetis (sea-nymph) to enlist the services of Zeus (king of Gods). The Trojans and Greeks cease fire with each other but the Trojans breach the treaty so Zeus came to their assistance.Now the Greeks suffered greatly without the support of Zeus and Achill
Later, Achilles meets Hector outside the walls of Troy because he was ashamed of his order he gave to his fellow Trojans. The Greeks were forced back by the Trojans to protect their ships. Finally, the gods agree that Hector deserves a proper burial so Zeus sends the god Hermes to escort King Priam (Hector's father and ruler of Troy) to the Greek camp. Achilles leads the troops out the next morning. The Trojans and Greeks have a truce for a while and give Hector the funeral of a hero. The next day several Greek commanders become wounded and the Trojans break through the Greek ramparts advancing all the way to the boundary of the camp and setting fire to a ship. Meanwhile, Hector was unaware that Achilles rejoined the battle so he sent out troops to camp outside the Troy walls. When Achilles arrived, the Greeks celebrated the funeral of Patroclus by honoring him with a long series of athletic games. Hector soon kills Patroclus after Apollo knocks his armor to the floor. After being emotionally struck by Priam about his son, Achilles agrees to return the body of Hector to him. Meanwhile, Achilles showed concern for his fellow Greeks and agreed to a plan by Nestor that allowed Achilles' good friend Patroclus to go in his armor to battle for him. The presence of Patroclus proved helpful for the Greeks since the Trojans were pushed away from the ships and back to the city walls. After seeing glimpses of Achilles, the Trojan army rush back behind the city walls in terror.
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