<P> The Iliad tells the story about the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles in the final year of the war . Following one of the Achaean Army 's raids , Chryseis , daughter of Chryses , one of Apollo 's priests , was taken as a war prize by Agamemnon . Chryses pleaded with Agamemnon to free his daughter but was met with little success . Chryses then prayed to Apollo for the safe return of his daughter , which Apollo responded to by unleashing a plague over the Achaean Army . After learning from the Prophet Calchas that the plague could be dispelled by returning Chryseis to her father , Agamemnon reluctantly agreed , ( but first berated Calchas for previously forcing Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter ( Iphigenia ) and released his prize . However , as compensation for his lost prize , Agamemnon demanded a new prize . As a result , Agamemnon stole an attractive slave called Briseis , one of the spoils of war , from Achilles . </P>
<P> The Iliad tells the story about the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles in the final year of the war . Following one of the Achaean Army 's raids , Chryseis , daughter of Chryses , one of Apollo 's priests , was taken as a war prize by Agamemnon . Chryses pleaded with Agamemnon to free his daughter but was met with little success . Chryses then prayed to Apollo for the safe return of his daughter , which Apollo responded to by unleashing a plague over the Achaean Army . After learning from the Prophet Calchas that the plague could be dispelled by returning Chryseis to her father , Agamemnon reluctantly agreed , ( but first berated Calchas for previously forcing Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter ( Iphigenia ) and released his prize . However , as compensation for his lost prize , Agamemnon demanded a new prize . As a result , Agamemnon stole an attractive slave called Briseis , one of the spoils of war , from Achilles . </P>
the daughter of a priest and concubine of agamemnon
the daughter of a priest and concubine of agamemnon
Chryseis
Chryseis