y, uncovering Achilles a moral plan to achieve immortality. Achilles is displaying the common human urge to establish his power and gain glory in everything that he does.
             Achilles, being the model for Achaean culture, calls all of the Greek men together after the death of Patroclus and Hector to participate in funeral games. One of Achilles' incentives was to honor his friend, Patroclus, but Achilles also wanted to bring the Greek army closer together. The reader can see Achilles' plan of using the funeral games as a team building workshop activated during the chariot race. Antilochus cuts off Menelaus in a dangerous part of the race and Menelaus gets very upset(572). Antilochus ended up beating Menelaus by a short distance. Menelaus says to Antilochus, "Now see what you have done! Disgraced my horsemanship-you've fouled my horses, cutting before me, you with your far slower team." This shows that not just Achilles demonstrates the constant urge to establish power and authority, Menelaus does too. Then, they both make up and present each other with gifts (578), showing team-unity. Also, exhibiting that when Achilles portrays a value, the other men catch on quickly exhibiting that the rest of the Greek warriors all hold the same cultural values. Even though Achilles demonstrates the positive value of teamwork, he only uses it at strategically placed points
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