Summary of "The Host Musters"

    The beginning of the chapter takes place at a Greek encampment on the shores of Troy. Agamemnon is walking by the tents and watched the soldiers as they prepared. He and Achilles argued because Achilles wasn't preparing for war, he was lounging and drinking wine that he had brought to him. The was took place outside the gates of Troy. "High overhead the invisible gods ranged them selves on this side or that (pg. 54)." Above  the Greeks stood Hera, Poseidon, Athene, Hephaistos, and Hermes. Above the Trojans were Apollo, Ares, Artemis, and Skamander. Achilles burst into the battle on a gold chariot, being pulled by  two white horses. Achilles leaped off his chariot