Homer Lliad

The old man was terrified. He obeyed the order, turning, trailing away in silence down the shore where the battle lines of breakers crash and drag. And moving off to a safe distance, over and over the old priest prayed to the son of sleek-haired Leto, lord Apollo. "Hear me, Apollo! God of the silver bow who strides the walls of Chryse and Cilia sacrosanctlord in power of Tenedos-Smintheus, god of the plague! If I ever roofed a shrine to please your heart, ever burned the long rich bones of bulls and goats on your holy altar, now, now bring my prayer to pass. Pay the Danaans back-your arrows for my tears!"

Reciprocity- Chryses is refused by Agamemmnon, then prays to Apollo

The old man was terrified. He obeyed the order, turning, trailing away in silence down the shore where the battle lines of breakers crash and drag. And moving off to a safe distance, over and over the old priest prayed to the son of sleek-haired Leto, lord Apollo. "Hear me, Apollo! God of the silver bow who strides the walls of Chryse and Cilia sacrosanctlord in power of Tenedos-Smintheus, god of the plague! If I ever roofed a shrine to please your heart, ever burned the long rich bones of bulls and goats on your holy altar, now, now bring my prayer to pass. Pay the Danaans back-your arrows for my tears!"

Plague from Apollo, throws arrows day and night with no end in sight sending a pestulance to kill many people, on the 10 the day of arrows being thrown, Achilles holds a meeting. the poet likes to work with similar numbers, 9 years of war, 9 years of plague

But wait: let us question a holy man, a prophet, even a man skilled with dreamsdreams as well can come our way from Zeuscome, someone to tell us why Apollo rages so, whether he blames us for a vow we failed, or sacrifice. If only the god would share the smoky savor of lambs and full-grown goats, Apollo might be willing, still, somehow, to save us from this plague." So he proposed and down he sat again as Calchas rose among them,

Achilles questionw why does Apollo rage against us? Calchas the prophet steps forward but needs reassurance, a little worried to speak the truth that can madden Agamemmnon —> who is the man that enraged Apollo? We know that its Agamemmnon

And the matchless runner reassured him: "Courage! Out with itnow. Calchas. Reveal the will of god, 100 whatever you may know. And I swear by Apollo dear to Zeus, the power you pray to, Calchas, when you reveal god's will to the Argives-no one, not while I am alive and see the light on earth, no one will lay his heavy hands on you by the hollow ships. None among all the armies. Not even if you mean Agamemnon here who now claims to be, by far, the best of the Achaeans."

Achilles says “dont worry i will protect you”

With a sudden, killing look he wheeled on Cakhas first: "Seer of misery! Never a word that works to my advantage! Always misery warms your heart, your propheciesnever a word of profit said or brought to pass. Now, again, you divine god's will for the armies, bruit it about, as fact, why the deadly Archer multiplies our pains: because I. I refused that glittering price for the young girl Chryseis. 130 Indeed, I prefer her by far, the girl herself. I want her mine in my own house! I rank her higher than Clyternnestra. my wedded wife-she's nothing less in build or breeding, in mind or works of hand. But I am willing to give her back, even so, if that is best for all. What I really want is to keep my people safe, not see them dying. But fetch me another prize, and straight off too, else I alone of the Argives go without my honor. That would be a disgrace. You are all witness, 140 look-my prize is snatched away!"

Agamemnon refuses all the wealth Chryses brings in return for his daughter, he is deeply angered by this result. he agrees to the basic idea of Chreisis being returned, but needs another prize so his honor is not lost as it would be a disgrace. disgrace is chief without a prize or taking back goods apportioned 

"Just how, Agamemnon, great field marshal ... most grasping man alive, how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? I know of no troves of treasure, piled, lying idle, anywhere. Whatever we dragged from towns we plundered, all's been portioned out. But collect it, call it back from the rank and file? That would be the disgrace. So return the girl to the god, at least for now. We Achaeans will pay you back, three, four times over, 150 if Zeus will grant us the gift, somehow, someday, to raze Trov's massive ramparts to the ground."

Achilles responds that agamemnon’s declaration is the true disgrace.

But King Agamemnon countered, "Not so quickly, brave as you are, godlike Achilles-trying to cheat me. Oh no, you won't get past me, take me in that way! What do you want? To cling to your own prize 82 HOMER: THE ILIAD {I H-62/ while I sit calmly by-empty-handed here? Is that why you order me to give her back? No-if our generous Argives will give me a prize, a match for my desires, equal to what I've lost. 160 well and good. But if they give me nothing I will take a prize myself-your own, or Ajax' or Odysseus' prize-I'll commandeer her myself and let that man I go to visit choke with rage! Enough. We'll deal with all this later, in due time. Now come, we haul a black ship down to the bright sea, gather a decent number of oarsmen along her locks and put aboard a sacrifice, and Chryseis herself, in all her beauty ... we embark her too. Let one of the leading captains take command. 170 Ajax. ldomeneus, trusty Odysseus or you, Achilles, you-the most violent man alive--so you can perform the rites for us and calm the god yourself."

Agamemnon’s reaction is mad —> its not right for me to be empty-handed while you are not, if they give me nothing I will take one myself from either Achilles, ajax, or odyseuss

A dark glance and the headstrong runner answered him in kind: "Shameless-- armored in shamelessness--always shrewd with greed! How could any Argive soldier obey your orders, freely and gladly do your sailing for you or fight your enemies, full force? Not I. no. It wasn't Trojan spearmen who brought me here to fight. The Trojans never did me damage, not in the least, 180 they never stole my cattle or my horses, never in Phthia where the rich soil breeds strong men did they lay waste my crops. How could they? Look at the endless miles that lie between us ... shadowy mountain ranges, seas that surge and thunder. No, you colossal, shameless-we all followed you, to please you, to fight for you, to win your honor back from the Trojans--Menelaus and you, you dog-face! What do youcare? Nothing. You don't look right or left. And now you threaten to strip me f?f my prize in person- 190 the one I fought for long and hard, and sons of Achaea handed her to me.

Achilles —> why am I here? Why is Meneleus (Helen’s brother), the trojans never hurt me? I am here for honor, however, “my honor’s never equal to yours” —> “the lion’s share is yours. achilles is the best soldier on the greek side but he does not get any of the stuff agammenon does due to the social hierarchy value

"No more-or enormous sorrow comes to all Achaea! How they would exult. Priam and Prism's sons and all the Trojans. Oh they'd leap for joy 10 hear the twp of you battling on this way, 300 you who excel us all, tirst in Achaean councils, tirst in the ways of war

Nestor says who is profitting by this argument? trojans are ecstatic because of this and nestor is worried about the whole, tries to stop the argument

Stop. Please. Listen to Nestor. You are both younger than I, and in my time I struck up with better men than you, even you, but never once did they make light of me. I've never seen such men, I never will again ... men like Pirithous, Dryas, that tine captain, Caeneus and Exadius. and Polyphemus, royal prince, and Theseus. Aegeus' boy, a match for the immortals. They were the strongest mortals ever bred on earth, 310 the strongest, and they fought against the strongest too, shaggy Centaurs. wild brutes of the mountainsthey hacked them down, terrible, deadly work. And I was in their ranks, fresh out of Pylas, far away from home-they enlisted me themselves and I fought on my own, a free lance, single-handed. And none of the men who walk the earth these days could battle with those fighters, none, but they, they took to heart my counsels, marked my words. So now you listen too. Yielding is far better. . . 320 Don't seize the girl, Agamemnon, powerful as you areleave her, just as the sons of Achaea gave her, his prize from the very first

yielding is far better agamemnon has to stop asking for achilles’ prize 

My honors never equal yours, whenever we sack some wealthy Trojan strongholdmy arms bear the brunt of the raw, savage fighting, true, but when it comes to dividing up the plunder the lion's share is yours, and back I go to my ships, clutching some scrap, some pittance that I love, when I have fought to exhaustion

agamemmnon is in charge because of how many people he is in charge of which achilles questions: incentives to fight? personal injury, to win your honor back from the trojans for meneleus and you, my arms bear the brunt, but what about my share? i swear, a yearning will strike achae’s son

He broke off and anguish gripped Achilles. The heart in his rugged chest was pounding, tom '... Should he draw the long sharp sword slung at his hip, 84 HOMER THE ILIAD {191-221{ thrust through the ranks and kill Agamemnon now?- or check his rage and beat his fury down? As his racing spirit veered back and forth, just as he drew his huge blade from its sheath, down from the vaulting heavens swept Athena, the white-armed goddess Hera sped her down: 230 Hera loved both men and cared for both alike. Rearing behind him Pallas seized his fiery haironly Achilles saw her, none of the other fightersstruck with wonder he spun around, he knew her at once, Pallas Athena! the terrible blazing of those eyes, and his winged words went flying: "Why, why now? Child of Zeus with the shield of thunder, why come now? To witness the outrage Agamemnon just committed? 1 tell you this, and so help me it's the truthhe'll soon pay for his arrogance with his life!

achilles gets mat at agamemnon when he wants to take his prize and wants to kill him out of anger, hera sends athena as a messenger “white-armed hera” and advises achilles to not kill agamemmnon, and to lash him with threats because if he holds back now he will get more prizes later on more than agamemmnon, and to make agamemmnon aware of the price agamemmnon has to pay if achilles leaves the war —> ONLY achilles can see athena