Canto 1 - 4
Canto 1
The poet invokes a muse to help you tell the story of the rage of Achilles, the greatest hero of Greece who fought in the Trojan War. The narrative begins nine years after the war began, with the looting by the Achaeans to an allied city of Troy. They captured two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaean army gets Chryseis as a prize. While Achilles, the most valiant of the Greeks, is left with Briseis. Chryseis's father, a man named Chryses, who is a priest of the god Apollo, Agamemnon asks you back to his daughter and offers to pay a huge ransom. When Agamemnon refuses, Chryses prays to Apollo for help.
Apollo sent a plague upon the Greek camp, killing many soldiers. After ten days of suffering, Achilles calls an assembly of the Achaean army and asks a soothsayer to reveal the cause of the plague. Calchas, a powerful seer, stands up and offers his services. Despite fearing reprisals from Agamemnon, Calchas reveals the plague as a retaliatory action by Chryses and Apollo. Agamemnon is furious and says he will return Chryseis only if Achilles gives him Briseis as compensation.
Agamemnon's demand humiliates and infuriates the proud Achilles. The two men discussed and Achilles threatens to withdraw from the battle and lead your troops, the Myrmidons, back home to Phthia. Agamemnon threatens to go to the store...
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