Iliad Book 19

• When does Thetis arrive with Achilles' armour?

  Dawn
• How does Thetis find Achilles when she arrives?

  Mourning + laying beside Patroclus' body
• What does Achilles' new armour do that scares the Myrmidons?

  Shines brightly + rings loudly
• What does Achilles decide to do when he calls an assembly of Achaean troops?

  Reconcile with Agamemnon
• Who does Agamemnon blame for his anger?

  Zeus
• What story does Agamemnon tell Achilles as they reconcile?

  The story of Delusion (Atë)

  • Says she blinded his judgement when he chose to argue with Achilles
  • He also promises to give Achilles the treasures he previously offered including Briseis
• What does Odysseus say when Achilles tells all Achaean captains to troops to call their troops to battle immediately?

  That the men need to eat first -> Achilles refuses to eat until he has killed Hector

  Odysseus says that food is for the living + convinces Achilles to let the other men eat
• Who do Agamemnon and the other Achaean captains sacrifice to before eating?

  Zeus
• What does Briseis do when she sees Patroclus' body? Why?

  Mourns him -> she believes he was kind to her
• Wy do the gods take pity on Achilles?

  He is still refusing to eat so after his mourning speech for Patroclus Zeus orders Athene to give him nectar + ambrosia so he doesn't starve to death
• Who gives a voice to which of Achilles' immortal horses?

  Hera -> Xanthus
• What does Achilles say to Xanthus to make Hera give him a voice?

  He blames the horse for leaving Patroclus to die on the battlefield
• What does Xanthus say to Achilles?

  That he and Balius will save Achilles' life today but that he will still die soon
• How does Achilles react to Xanthus' prophecy? Why?

  He is angry -> he already knows he will die soon + doesn't want to be reminded
• What does Achilles do at the end of Book 19?

  Drives into battle