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Achilles inspires and is joined by those who remained on the boats and tells Agamemnon that he will kill him. Agamemnon tries to blame Zeus for his “madness” when he took Achilles’ prize and gives the example of Hercules to show how the gods mettle in mortal affairs. Achilles decides to take the gifts that Agamemnon had promised him and readies for battle while the troops feast, while he himself fasts. Zeus has Athena fill Achilles with nectar and ambrosia to ready him for the ensuing battle. As Achilles gets onto the chariot of Automedon in the fight, Hera speaks through one of the horses on the chariot to speak of how they will save Achilles’ life but in the end he will die all the