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There are four toll roads in the state: Montgomery Expressway in Montgomery; Northport/Tuscaloosa Western Bypass in Tuscaloosa and Northport; Emerald Mountain Expressway in Wetumpka; and Beach Express in Orange Beach.[SEP]Ports The Port of Mobile, Alabama's only saltwater port, is a large seaport on the Gulf of Mexico with inland waterway access to the Midwest by way of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.
Ports The Port of Mobile, Alabama's only saltwater port, is a large seaport on the Gulf of Mexico with inland waterway access to the Midwest by way of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway.[SEP]The Port of Mobile was ranked 12th by tons of traffic in the United States during 2009.
The Port of Mobile was ranked 12th by tons of traffic in the United States during 2009.[SEP]The newly expanded container terminal at the Port of Mobile was ranked as the 25th busiest for container traffic in the nation during 2011.
The newly expanded container terminal at the Port of Mobile was ranked as the 25th busiest for container traffic in the nation during 2011.[SEP]The state's other ports are on rivers with access to the Gulf of Mexico.
The state's other ports are on rivers with access to the Gulf of Mexico.[SEP]Water ports of Alabama, listed from north to south:
Water ports of Alabama, listed from north to south:[SEP]Index of Alabama-related articles Outline of Alabama—organized list of topics about Alabama
Index of Alabama-related articles Outline of Alabama—organized list of topics about Alabama[SEP]Atkins, Leah Rawls, Wayne Flynt, William Warren Rogers, and David Ward.
Atkins, Leah Rawls, Wayne Flynt, William Warren Rogers, and David Ward.[SEP]Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (1994).
Alabama: The History of a Deep South State (1994).[SEP]Alabama in the Twentieth Century (2004).
Alabama in the Twentieth Century (2004).[SEP]Owen Thomas M. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography (4 vols, 1921).
Owen Thomas M. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography (4 vols, 1921).[SEP]Jackson, Harvey H. Inside Alabama: A Personal History of My State (2004).
Jackson, Harvey H. Inside Alabama: A Personal History of My State (2004).[SEP]Mohl, Raymond A. "Latinization in the Heart of Dixie: Hispanics in Late-twentieth-century Alabama" Alabama Review (2002, 55(4): 243–274).
Mohl, Raymond A. "Latinization in the Heart of Dixie: Hispanics in Late-twentieth-century Alabama" Alabama Review (2002, 55(4): 243–274).[SEP]Peirce, Neal R. The Deep South States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Seven Deep South States (1974).
Peirce, Neal R. The Deep South States of America: People, Politics, and Power in the Seven Deep South States (1974).[SEP]A Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century (1979).
A Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century (1979).[SEP]WPA Guide to Alabama (1939).
WPA Guide to Alabama (1939).[SEP]Alabama State Guide, from the Library of Congress Your Not So Ordinary Alabama Tourist Guide All About Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History Code of Alabama 1975 USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama Alabama QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau Alabama State Fact Sheet
Alabama State Guide, from the Library of Congress Your Not So Ordinary Alabama Tourist Guide All About Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History Code of Alabama 1975 USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama Alabama QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau Alabama State Fact Sheet[SEP]1819 establishments in the United States Southern United States States and territories established in 1819 States of the Confederate States States of the Gulf Coast of the United States States of the United States U.S. states with multiple time zones Contiguous United States
In Greek mythology, Achilles ( ) or Achilleus () was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and is the central character of Homer's Iliad.[SEP]He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.[SEP]Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy.
Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy.[SEP]Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the Iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow.
Although the death of Achilles is not presented in the Iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the Trojan War by Paris, who shot him with an arrow.[SEP]Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic Achilleid, written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels.
Later legends (beginning with Statius' unfinished epic Achilleid, written in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for one heel, because when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx as an infant, she held him by one of his heels.[SEP]Alluding to these legends, the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a point of weakness, especially in someone or something with an otherwise strong constitution.
Alluding to these legends, the term "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a point of weakness, especially in someone or something with an otherwise strong constitution.[SEP]The Achilles tendon is also named after him due to these legends.
The Achilles tendon is also named after him due to these legends.[SEP]Linear B tablets attest to the personal name Achilleus in the forms a-ki-re-u and a-ki-re-we, the latter being the dative of the former.
Linear B tablets attest to the personal name Achilleus in the forms a-ki-re-u and a-ki-re-we, the latter being the dative of the former.[SEP]The name grew more popular, even becoming common soon after the seventh century BC and was also turned into the female form Ἀχιλλεία (Achilleía), attested in Attica in the fourth century BC (IG II² 1617) and, in the form Achillia, on a stele in Halicarnassus as the name of a female gladiator fighting an "Amazon".
The name grew more popular, even becoming common soon after the seventh century BC and was also turned into the female form Ἀχιλλεία (Achilleía), attested in Attica in the fourth century BC (IG II² 1617) and, in the form Achillia, on a stele in Halicarnassus as the name of a female gladiator fighting an "Amazon".[SEP]Achilles' name can be analyzed as a combination of () "distress, pain, sorrow, grief" and () "people, soldiers, nation", resulting in a proto-form *Akhí-lāu̯os "he who has the people distressed" or "he whose people have distress".
Achilles' name can be analyzed as a combination of () "distress, pain, sorrow, grief" and () "people, soldiers, nation", resulting in a proto-form *Akhí-lāu̯os "he who has the people distressed" or "he whose people have distress".[SEP]The grief or distress of the people is a theme raised numerous times in the Iliad (and frequently by Achilles himself).
The grief or distress of the people is a theme raised numerous times in the Iliad (and frequently by Achilles himself).[SEP]Achilles' role as the hero of grief or distress forms an ironic juxtaposition with the conventional view of him as the hero of ("glory", usually in war).
Achilles' role as the hero of grief or distress forms an ironic juxtaposition with the conventional view of him as the hero of ("glory", usually in war).[SEP]Furthermore, laós has been construed by Gregory Nagy, following Leonard Palmer, to mean "a corps of soldiers", a muster.
Furthermore, laós has been construed by Gregory Nagy, following Leonard Palmer, to mean "a corps of soldiers", a muster.[SEP]With this derivation, the name obtains a double meaning in the poem: when the hero is functioning rightly, his men bring distress to the enemy, but when wrongly, his men get the grief of war.
With this derivation, the name obtains a double meaning in the poem: when the hero is functioning rightly, his men bring distress to the enemy, but when wrongly, his men get the grief of war.[SEP]The poem is in part about the misdirection of anger on the part of leadership.
The poem is in part about the misdirection of anger on the part of leadership.[SEP]Another etymology relates the name to a Proto-Indo-European compound *h₂eḱ-pṓds "sharp foot" which first gave an Illyrian *āk̂pediós, evolving through time into *ākhpdeós and then *akhiddeús.
Another etymology relates the name to a Proto-Indo-European compound *h₂eḱ-pṓds "sharp foot" which first gave an Illyrian *āk̂pediós, evolving through time into *ākhpdeós and then *akhiddeús.[SEP]The shift from -dd- to -ll- is then ascribed to the passing of the name into Greek via a Pre-Greek source.
The shift from -dd- to -ll- is then ascribed to the passing of the name into Greek via a Pre-Greek source.[SEP]The first root part *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" also gave Greek ἀκή (akḗ "point, silence, healing"), ἀκμή (akmḗ "point, edge, zenith") and ὀξύς (oxús "sharp, pointed, keen, quick, clever"), whereas ἄχος stems from the root *h₂egʰ- "to be upset, afraid".
The first root part *h₂eḱ- "sharp, pointed" also gave Greek ἀκή (akḗ "point, silence, healing"), ἀκμή (akmḗ "point, edge, zenith") and ὀξύς (oxús "sharp, pointed, keen, quick, clever"), whereas ἄχος stems from the root *h₂egʰ- "to be upset, afraid".[SEP]The whole expression would be comparable to the Latin acupedius "swift of foot".
The whole expression would be comparable to the Latin acupedius "swift of foot".[SEP]Compare also the Latin word family of aciēs "sharp edge or point, battle line, battle, engagement", acus "needle, pin, bodkin", and acuō "to make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise; to arouse" (whence acute).
Compare also the Latin word family of aciēs "sharp edge or point, battle line, battle, engagement", acus "needle, pin, bodkin", and acuō "to make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise; to arouse" (whence acute).[SEP]Some topical epitheta of Achilles in the Iliad point to this "swift-footedness", namely ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς (podárkēs dĩos Achilleús "swift-footed divine Achilles") or, even more frequently, πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς (pódas ōkús Achilleús "quick-footed Achilles").
Some topical epitheta of Achilles in the Iliad point to this "swift-footedness", namely ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεὺς (podárkēs dĩos Achilleús "swift-footed divine Achilles") or, even more frequently, πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς (pódas ōkús Achilleús "quick-footed Achilles").[SEP]Some researchers deem the name a loan word, possibly from a Pre-Greek language.
Some researchers deem the name a loan word, possibly from a Pre-Greek language.[SEP]Achilles' descent from the Nereid Thetis and a similarity of his name with those of river deities such as Acheron and Achelous have led to speculations about his being an old water divinity (see below Worship).
Achilles' descent from the Nereid Thetis and a similarity of his name with those of river deities such as Acheron and Achelous have led to speculations about his being an old water divinity (see below Worship).[SEP]Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin of the name, based among other things on the coexistence of -λλ- and -λ- in epic language, which may account for a palatalized phoneme /ly/ in the original language.
Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin of the name, based among other things on the coexistence of -λλ- and -λ- in epic language, which may account for a palatalized phoneme /ly/ in the original language.[SEP]Birth and early years
Birth and early years[SEP]Achilles was the son of the Thetis, a nereid, and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons.
Achilles was the son of the Thetis, a nereid, and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons.[SEP]Zeus and Poseidon had been rivals for Thetis's hand in marriage until Prometheus, the fore-thinker, warned Zeus of a prophecy (originally uttered by Themis, goddess of divine law) that Thetis would bear a son greater than his father.
Zeus and Poseidon had been rivals for Thetis's hand in marriage until Prometheus, the fore-thinker, warned Zeus of a prophecy (originally uttered by Themis, goddess of divine law) that Thetis would bear a son greater than his father.[SEP]For this reason, the two gods withdrew their pursuit, and had her wed Peleus.
For this reason, the two gods withdrew their pursuit, and had her wed Peleus.[SEP]There is a tale which offers an alternative version of these events: In the Argonautica (4.760) Zeus' sister and wife Hera alludes to Thetis' chaste resistance to the advances of Zeus, pointing out that Thetis was so loyal to Hera's marriage bond that she coolly rejected the father of gods.
There is a tale which offers an alternative version of these events: In the Argonautica (4.760) Zeus' sister and wife Hera alludes to Thetis' chaste resistance to the advances of Zeus, pointing out that Thetis was so loyal to Hera's marriage bond that she coolly rejected the father of gods.[SEP]Thetis, although a daughter of the sea-god Nereus, was also brought up by Hera, further explaining her resistance to the advances of Zeus.
Thetis, although a daughter of the sea-god Nereus, was also brought up by Hera, further explaining her resistance to the advances of Zeus.[SEP]Zeus was furious and decreed that she would never marry an immortal.
Zeus was furious and decreed that she would never marry an immortal.[SEP]According to the Achilleid, written by Statius in the 1st century AD, and to non-surviving previous sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx; however, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him: his left heel (see Achilles' heel, Achilles' tendon).
According to the Achilleid, written by Statius in the 1st century AD, and to non-surviving previous sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx; however, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him: his left heel (see Achilles' heel, Achilles' tendon).[SEP]It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier.
It is not clear if this version of events was known earlier.[SEP]In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire in order to burn away the mortal parts of his body.
In another version of this story, Thetis anointed the boy in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire in order to burn away the mortal parts of his body.[SEP]She was interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.
She was interrupted by Peleus and abandoned both father and son in a rage.[SEP]None of the sources before Statius make any reference to this general invulnerability.
None of the sources before Statius make any reference to this general invulnerability.[SEP]To the contrary, in the Iliad, Homer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelagon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander.
To the contrary, in the Iliad, Homer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelagon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander.[SEP]He was ambidextrous, and cast a spear from each hand; one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood".
He was ambidextrous, and cast a spear from each hand; one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood".[SEP]In the few fragmentary poems of the Epic Cycle which describe the hero's death (i.e. the Cypria, the Little Iliad by Lesches of Pyrrha, the Aithiopis and Iliou persis by Arctinus of Miletus), there is no trace of any reference to his general invulnerability or his famous weakness at the heel.
In the few fragmentary poems of the Epic Cycle which describe the hero's death (i.e. the Cypria, the Little Iliad by Lesches of Pyrrha, the Aithiopis and Iliou persis by Arctinus of Miletus), there is no trace of any reference to his general invulnerability or his famous weakness at the heel.[SEP]In the later vase paintings presenting the death of Achilles, the arrow (or in many cases, arrows) hit his torso.
In the later vase paintings presenting the death of Achilles, the arrow (or in many cases, arrows) hit his torso.[SEP]Peleus entrusted Achilles to Chiron the Centaur, who lived on Mount Pelion, to be reared.
Peleus entrusted Achilles to Chiron the Centaur, who lived on Mount Pelion, to be reared.[SEP]Thetis foretold that her son's fate was either to gain glory and die young, or to live a long but uneventful life in obscurity.
Thetis foretold that her son's fate was either to gain glory and die young, or to live a long but uneventful life in obscurity.[SEP]Achilles chose the former, and decided to take part in the Trojan War.
Achilles chose the former, and decided to take part in the Trojan War.[SEP]According to Homer, Achilles grew up in Phthia with his companion Patroclus.
According to Homer, Achilles grew up in Phthia with his companion Patroclus.[SEP]According to Photius, the sixth book of the New History by Ptolemy Hephaestion reported that Thetis burned in a secret place the children she had by Peleus.
According to Photius, the sixth book of the New History by Ptolemy Hephaestion reported that Thetis burned in a secret place the children she had by Peleus.[SEP]When she had Achilles, Peleus noticed, tore him from the flames with only a burnt foot, and confided him to the centaur Chiron.
When she had Achilles, Peleus noticed, tore him from the flames with only a burnt foot, and confided him to the centaur Chiron.[SEP]Later Chiron exhumed the body of the Damysus, who was the fastest of all the giants, removed the ankle, and incorporated it into Achilles' burnt foot.
Later Chiron exhumed the body of the Damysus, who was the fastest of all the giants, removed the ankle, and incorporated it into Achilles' burnt foot.[SEP]Some post-Homeric sources claim that in order to keep Achilles safe from the war, Thetis (or, in some versions, Peleus) hid the young man at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros.
Some post-Homeric sources claim that in order to keep Achilles safe from the war, Thetis (or, in some versions, Peleus) hid the young man at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros.[SEP]There, Achilles was disguised as a girl and lived among Lycomedes' daughters, perhaps under the name "Pyrrha" (the red-haired girl), Cercysera or Aissa ("swift").
There, Achilles was disguised as a girl and lived among Lycomedes' daughters, perhaps under the name "Pyrrha" (the red-haired girl), Cercysera or Aissa ("swift").[SEP]With Lycomedes' daughter Deidamia, whom in the account of Statius he raped, Achilles there fathered two sons, Neoptolemus (also called Pyrrhus, after his father's possible alias) and Oneiros.
With Lycomedes' daughter Deidamia, whom in the account of Statius he raped, Achilles there fathered two sons, Neoptolemus (also called Pyrrhus, after his father's possible alias) and Oneiros.[SEP]According to this story, Odysseus learned from the prophet Calchas that the Achaeans would be unable to capture Troy without Achilles' aid.
According to this story, Odysseus learned from the prophet Calchas that the Achaeans would be unable to capture Troy without Achilles' aid.[SEP]Odysseus went to Skyros in the guise of a peddler selling women's clothes and jewellery and placed a shield and spear among his goods.
Odysseus went to Skyros in the guise of a peddler selling women's clothes and jewellery and placed a shield and spear among his goods.[SEP]When Achilles instantly took up the spear, Odysseus saw through his disguise and convinced him to join the Greek campaign.
When Achilles instantly took up the spear, Odysseus saw through his disguise and convinced him to join the Greek campaign.[SEP]In another version of the story, Odysseus arranged for a trumpet alarm to be sounded while he was with Lycomedes' women.
In another version of the story, Odysseus arranged for a trumpet alarm to be sounded while he was with Lycomedes' women.[SEP]While the women fled in panic, Achilles prepared to defend the court, thus giving his identity away.
While the women fled in panic, Achilles prepared to defend the court, thus giving his identity away.[SEP]In the Trojan War
In the Trojan War[SEP]According to the Iliad, Achilles arrived at Troy with 50 ships, each carrying 50 Myrmidons.
According to the Iliad, Achilles arrived at Troy with 50 ships, each carrying 50 Myrmidons.[SEP]He appointed five leaders (each leader commanding 500 Myrmidons): Menesthius, Eudorus, Peisander, Phoenix and Alcimedon.
He appointed five leaders (each leader commanding 500 Myrmidons): Menesthius, Eudorus, Peisander, Phoenix and Alcimedon.[SEP]Telephus When the Greeks left for the Trojan War, they accidentally stopped in Mysia, ruled by King Telephus.
Telephus When the Greeks left for the Trojan War, they accidentally stopped in Mysia, ruled by King Telephus.[SEP]In the resulting battle, Achilles gave Telephus a wound that would not heal; Telephus consulted an oracle, who stated that "he that wounded shall heal".
In the resulting battle, Achilles gave Telephus a wound that would not heal; Telephus consulted an oracle, who stated that "he that wounded shall heal".[SEP]Guided by the oracle, he arrived at Argos, where Achilles healed him in order that he might become their guide for the voyage to Troy.
Guided by the oracle, he arrived at Argos, where Achilles healed him in order that he might become their guide for the voyage to Troy.[SEP]According to other reports in Euripides' lost play about Telephus, he went to Aulis pretending to be a beggar and asked Achilles to heal his wound.
According to other reports in Euripides' lost play about Telephus, he went to Aulis pretending to be a beggar and asked Achilles to heal his wound.[SEP]Achilles refused, claiming to have no medical knowledge.
Achilles refused, claiming to have no medical knowledge.[SEP]Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for ransom, the ransom being Achilles' aid in healing the wound.
Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for ransom, the ransom being Achilles' aid in healing the wound.[SEP]Odysseus reasoned that the spear had inflicted the wound; therefore, the spear must be able to heal it.
Odysseus reasoned that the spear had inflicted the wound; therefore, the spear must be able to heal it.[SEP]Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound and Telephus was healed.
Pieces of the spear were scraped off onto the wound and Telephus was healed.[SEP]In Dares Phrygius' Account of the Destruction of Troy, the Latin summary through which the story of Achilles was transmitted to medieval Europe, as well as in older accounts, Troilus was a young Trojan prince, the youngest of King Priam's and Hecuba's five legitimate sons (or according other sources, another son of Apollo).
In Dares Phrygius' Account of the Destruction of Troy, the Latin summary through which the story of Achilles was transmitted to medieval Europe, as well as in older accounts, Troilus was a young Trojan prince, the youngest of King Priam's and Hecuba's five legitimate sons (or according other sources, another son of Apollo).[SEP]Despite his youth, he was one of the main Trojan war leaders, a "horse fighter" or "chariot fighter" according to Homer.
Despite his youth, he was one of the main Trojan war leaders, a "horse fighter" or "chariot fighter" according to Homer.[SEP]Prophecies linked Troilus' fate to that of Troy and so he was ambushed in an attempt to capture him.
Prophecies linked Troilus' fate to that of Troy and so he was ambushed in an attempt to capture him.[SEP]Yet Achilles, struck by the beauty of both Troilus and his sister Polyxena, and overcome with lust, directed his sexual attentions on the youth – who, refusing to yield, instead found himself decapitated upon an altar-omphalos of Apollo Thymbraios.
Yet Achilles, struck by the beauty of both Troilus and his sister Polyxena, and overcome with lust, directed his sexual attentions on the youth – who, refusing to yield, instead found himself decapitated upon an altar-omphalos of Apollo Thymbraios.[SEP]Later versions of the story suggested Troilus was accidentally killed by Achilles in an over-ardent lovers' embrace.
Later versions of the story suggested Troilus was accidentally killed by Achilles in an over-ardent lovers' embrace.[SEP]In this version of the myth, Achilles' death therefore came in retribution for this sacrilege.
In this version of the myth, Achilles' death therefore came in retribution for this sacrilege.[SEP]Ancient writers treated Troilus as the epitome of a dead child mourned by his parents.
Ancient writers treated Troilus as the epitome of a dead child mourned by his parents.[SEP]Had Troilus lived to adulthood, the First Vatican Mythographer claimed, Troy would have been invincible; however, the motif is older and found already in Plautus' Bacchides.
Had Troilus lived to adulthood, the First Vatican Mythographer claimed, Troy would have been invincible; however, the motif is older and found already in Plautus' Bacchides.[SEP]Homer's Iliad is the most famous narrative of Achilles' deeds in the Trojan War.
Homer's Iliad is the most famous narrative of Achilles' deeds in the Trojan War.[SEP]Achilles' wrath (μῆνις Ἀχιλλέως, mênis Achilléōs) is the central theme of the poem.
Achilles' wrath (μῆνις Ἀχιλλέως, mênis Achilléōs) is the central theme of the poem.[SEP]The first two lines of the Iliad read:
The first two lines of the Iliad read:[SEP]The Homeric epic only covers a few weeks of the decade-long war, and does not narrate Achilles' death.
The Homeric epic only covers a few weeks of the decade-long war, and does not narrate Achilles' death.[SEP]It begins with Achilles' withdrawal from battle after being dishonoured by Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaean forces.
It begins with Achilles' withdrawal from battle after being dishonoured by Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaean forces.[SEP]Agamemnon has taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave.
Agamemnon has taken a woman named Chryseis as his slave.[SEP]Her father Chryses, a priest of Apollo, begs Agamemnon to return her to him.
Her father Chryses, a priest of Apollo, begs Agamemnon to return her to him.[SEP]Agamemnon refuses, and Apollo sends a plague amongst the Greeks.
Agamemnon refuses, and Apollo sends a plague amongst the Greeks.[SEP]The prophet Calchas correctly determines the source of the troubles but will not speak unless Achilles vows to protect him.
The prophet Calchas correctly determines the source of the troubles but will not speak unless Achilles vows to protect him.[SEP]Achilles does so, and Calchas declares that Chryseis must be returned to her father.