When Achilles would draw his sword to slay Agamemnon, Athena, invisible to all else, holds him back by a lock of hair. Here Homer shows us the gods as the psychology of ancient Greece.
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Agamemnon
/ˌæɡəˈmɛmnɒn/
Synonyms for "agamemnon" (8 found)
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4 entriesAeschylean tragedyTrojan War commanderclassical tragedyking of Mycenae
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6 entriesAeschylus tragedyGreek mythOresteia trilogyking of Mycenaereturn from Troyroyal house of Atreus
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And among them rose the hero son of Atreus, wide-ruling Agamemnon, lamenting: his blackened heart brimming over with rage, and his eyes like blazing fires.
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The greatest warrior of his time, 3,000 years ago, fights on the side of the Greek king Agamemnon in a war against the walled city of Troy and its forces led by Trojan prince Hector.
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