Homer, Chapter 3 summary
Chapter 3 of 26 · 6 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 3, Jove accepts Juno’s demand against Troy, and Minerva tricks Pandarus into breaking the truce by shooting Menelaus while protecting him from serious harm. Machaon treats the wound, Agamemnon calls the Greek chiefs to battle, and Nestor arranges his troops with careful orders for disciplined fighting.
What happens
- Jove recognizes Menelaus as victor and proposes peace, but Juno demands Troy’s destruction and obtains his consent.
- Minerva assumes a human disguise and persuades Pandarus to shoot Menelaus for fame.
- Minerva deflects the arrow, which draws blood without seriously injuring Menelaus.
- Agamemnon fears for his brother, and Machaon treats the wound.
- Agamemnon rallies the chiefs, but his comparison with their fathers prompts Sthenelus to defend his generation.
- Nestor positions his troops and orders the charioteers to keep formation.
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Sthenelus rejects Agamemnon’s praise of the fathers by distinguishing their pride from the sons’ success with divine support.
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Why does Minerva persuade Pandarus to shoot Menelaus?
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