Another point of view would be Hegseth is Achilles and he has taken Agamemnon place. I don't remember the other Greeks jumping up to replace Agamemnon or the political order. They loved Achilles prowess in warfighting and not much else. I seem to remember a scene where several Greek heroes came to try and reason with him to no avail. Only them remembering the mission did they succeed.
I am reminded of a quote from an episode of MASH, "It's hard to be the clown when you're in charge of the circus"
Achilles is a prince/king in his own right and brought his own contingent to the war (the Myrmidons). When he withdraws to his tent he orders the Myrmidons out of action and the Trojans exploit that by launching an assault which almost pushes them back into the sea. In a twist, the only thing that gets Achilles back into action is when his Thunder-Buddy-For-Life Patroclus is KIA and he sets out for revenge. Achilles is a selfish glory-hound and the opening lines of The Iliad are clear that his anger is a tragic quality.
"...You find the time to read the slop I write but you can’t find the time to read one of the greatest works ever produced?"
Point taken. I should read the Iliad 😅👍
Another point of view would be Hegseth is Achilles and he has taken Agamemnon place. I don't remember the other Greeks jumping up to replace Agamemnon or the political order. They loved Achilles prowess in warfighting and not much else. I seem to remember a scene where several Greek heroes came to try and reason with him to no avail. Only them remembering the mission did they succeed.
I am reminded of a quote from an episode of MASH, "It's hard to be the clown when you're in charge of the circus"
Achilles is a prince/king in his own right and brought his own contingent to the war (the Myrmidons). When he withdraws to his tent he orders the Myrmidons out of action and the Trojans exploit that by launching an assault which almost pushes them back into the sea. In a twist, the only thing that gets Achilles back into action is when his Thunder-Buddy-For-Life Patroclus is KIA and he sets out for revenge. Achilles is a selfish glory-hound and the opening lines of The Iliad are clear that his anger is a tragic quality.