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Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles (Museo archeologico Napoli)
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Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles



When in the Troian war Agamemnon was forced to sent his love Chyseis back to her father, he in his turn made Achilles hand over Briseis, the prisoner Achilles had fallen in love with. After this incident Achilles refuses to take part in the fighting.


Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles
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