Book 9:308-429
Achilles' famous reply: he hates the man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another; he questions the value of glory bought with life.
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From The Iliad by Homer
Agamemnon sends Odysseus, Ajax, and Phoenix to plead with Achilles to return; Achilles refuses in one of the great speeches on honor, mortality, and meaning.
Book 9:430-605
Phoenix tells the parable of Meleager, urging Achilles to relent before disaster strikes.
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