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The Story of the Greeks•Grade 4•grammar Stage

The Wrath of Achilles

Female captives were divided among the Greeks. When a priest offered ransom for Agamemnon's slave, he refused. Apollo sent a plague. The oracle said Agamemnon must return the girl. He angrily took Achilles's slave instead. Achilles sulked in his tent, refusing to fight. Without him, the Trojans pushed the Greeks back. Patroclus begged Achilles for help; Achilles let him wear his armor. When the Trojans saw the armor, they thought Achilles had returned, but Hector recognized the deception, killed Patroclus, and took the armor.

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Explains that female captives were divided among the Greeks

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Cause & Consequence

Explains the plague: Apollo punished Agamemnon's disrespect to his priest

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Significance

Explains how pride and selfishness hurt the Greek army

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