THE WRATH OF ACHILLES

From the moment Agamemnon, the King of the Achaeans, insulted Achilles by seizing his war prize, Briseis, a terrible anger consumed the great hero. Driven by this wrath, Achilles retreated from the battlefield, permitting the Achaeans vulnerable to the Trojans. His absence crippled their prospects, and victory slipped away. The wrath of Achilles,