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He had long been in an argument with Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaians. Agamamnon stole his war prize slave girl (whom he had fallen in love with) Briseis, and from that moment on Achilles refused to fight (till his best friend's , Patroclus', death).

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What is the result of the quarrel in the Iliad?

Assuming that you mean the quarrel between Achilles and king Agamemnon: the result was that Achilles 'remained in his tent' and no longer took part in the fighting against Troy.


Why did Piram come to Achilles's tent?

To convince Achilles to give him the body of his son, Menelaus back.


Whose body does Achilles abuse and defile?

Hector's. In the early part of the Iliad, Achilles has a dispute with Agamemnon (commander in chief of the Greek army) and refuses to continue fighting. While Achilles is sulking in his tent, Achilles' best friend Patroclus is killed by Hector. Achilles rejoins the assault, kills Hector in retaliation, and then drags the dead body around the city behind his chariot. Perhaps Achilles does this from pure rage, or perhaps he is undoing Hector's magical protection of Troy. Homer leaves it open in the poem.


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When you secure a tent to the ground to stop it from blowing away with tent pegs.


Can you pitch a tent at a rest stop for overnight camping"?

No, it is generally not allowed to pitch a tent at a rest stop for overnight camping.


What was Achilles attitude towards the gods?

He also have fear towards gods because he feared to kill priam when he came to his tent with hermes as he fear of zeus.


Was Achilles asked to leave the battlefield during the Trojan War and return to Greece?

No, he just went and sulked in his tent after King Agamemnon pinched his slave girlfriend.


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While tent poles are metal and metal does conduct electricity, most manufactures will have some type of current block and if the tent is plastic then that will also stop lightning.


How does Achilles settle the score?

If you are referring to his losing Briseis to Agamemnon, he cannot do much so he goes on strike. He stays in his tent, sulking, and refuses to take part in the battles.


How do you properly use a tent pump to inflate your camping tent?

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Was Achilles in a relationship?

While it is not spelled out exactly in the Illiad that they had an intimate sexual relationship Achilles and Patroclus definitely had an intense LOVE relationship. They slept in the same tent, fought side by side and when Patroclus died it was while fighting in Achilles' armor which he wore to inspire the other Greeks and to avoid dishonor to Achilles -- who was refusing to fight over a silly argument over a slave girl with another warrior. Patroclus's death completely shattered Achilles to the point that he gave most of his belongings away as prizes in the memorial races/combat games etc that he arranged in his honor. THEN, he went and challenged Hector -- the greatest fighter of the Trojans, an act which indirectly caused Achilles death. For details, READ THE BOOK. It's great action. Oh, he was married but their relationships -- often sexual with other men were primary for the Greeks. Despite this they did NOT, repeat NOT, recognize "gay marriage."


What is the meaning of sulk in one's tent?

"Sulking in one's tent" means to withdraw from the action or quit the game because you think you've been insulted or treated unfairly. The reference comes from The Iliad. The Greeks' greatest hero, Achilles, refuses to join in the fight against the Trojans because he feels his honor has been slighted by Agamemnon, commander of the Greek army. When Agamemnon was forced to give up one of his war prizes-a captive girl named Chryseis-he helped himself to one of Achilles' war prizes, the girl Briseis. While the war rages on and the Greeks are faring badly, Achilles sulks in his tent. No amount of begging and pleading persuades him to re-join the battle, until his best friend Patroclus (wearing Achilles' own armor) is killed.