
Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men (Homer's Iliad, Books 1-8)
Literature and History
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Agamemnon and Achilles
The Greek King Agamemnon wanted treasure from his fellow Greeks to make up for the loss of his treasured concubine. He said quote, I refused that glittering price for the young girl. Indeed I prefer her by far the girl herself. I want her in my own house. I rank her higher than my wedded wife. Close quote. But Agamem Non said he would return the girl and he would sacrifice the bulls.
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