The Bargain Sarpedon Makes
Why trade a life for a name? Sarpedon's speech before the assault on the Greek wall is the Iliad's clearest account of the trade at the heart of heroism—and of what happens when we try to collect the glory without the wager.
The Wrath Economy
Grievance as a business model. Achilles turns down everything Agamemnon offers—because the wrath has stopped being a response to an injury and become a source of identity.
The Quarrel Over Briseis
Status wars dressed up as principle. The Iliad opens not with a battle but with an argument—and what Agamemnon and Achilles are really fighting over is not Briseis, but who gets to be seen as superior.
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