I come to check your rage
             The white-armed goddess Hera sped me down:
             she loves you both, she cares for you both alike.
             Stop this fighting, now. Don't lay hand to sword.
             Lash him with threats of the price that he will face.
             From the dialogue between the two heroes it is clear that neither Achilles nor Agamemnon accepts personal responsibility for their emotional and physical reactions to the situation. Rather, they decide to explain the nature of their responses on the actions of the gods and their will. Furthermore, it is apparent that when the Acheans consult Calchas, the seer, as to Apollo's rage, th
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