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— The Odes by Horace
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In Greek mythology, Agamemnon is a king of Mycenae and a primary figure in Homer's The Iliad and several Greek dramas. A son of a cursed family, Agamemnon was doomed to a life of tragedy.
Agamemnon and his brother, Menelaus, were the sons of Atreus, the king of Mycenae. Atreus's wife committed adultery with his brother, Thyestes, so Atreus murdered Thyestes's sons. Aegisthus, another of Thyestes's sons, murdered Atreus and made Thyestes king. Agamemnon and Menelaus fled to Sparta, where they married the Spartan princesses Clytemnestra and Helen, respectively. Menelaus became Sparta's king and helped Agamemnon overthrow Thyestes and replace him as king.
Paris, a Trojan prince, abducted Helen and the noblemen of Greece were called to honor an oath to protect her. Agamemnon was made commander-in-chief of the Greek forces. Ten years passed before the Greeks sacked Troy and recovered Helen. In Agamemnon's absence, Clytemnestra had become Aegisthus's lover. She murdered Agamemnon upon his return. Agamemnon's son, Orestes, killed Clytemnestra and Aegisthus in revenge. An assembly of gods pardoned Orestes, lifting the family's curse.Battles here were deemed to be unfair or otherwise not in accordance with wiki standards, and have been removed from the statuses of the warriors and displayed below.
Battle vs. Sun Tzu (by KevlarNinja)
Near his tent in Ancient China, Agamemnon is preparing for to address his troops before battle. Just as he puts on his helmet, a flameing arrow lands on the dry grass, setting his tent on fire! Agamemnon picks up his weapons and runs away from the flames. Up ahead, he sees Sun Tzu, leader of the enemy army. Sun Tzu fires a round from his crossbow, which bounces off Agamenon's Hoplon, denting it. Agamemnon holds up his bow and fires an arrow at Sun Tzu, which snaps when it hits Sun Tzu's helmet. The two leaders charge at each other. Agamemnon tries to stab with his Dory, but Sun Tzu leaps out of the way. He pulls out his Dagger axe and stabs Agamemnon in the back of the leg. Agamemnon yells out in pain and then pulls out his Xiphos. He scrapes Sun Tzu on the arm, who proceeds to pull out his Jian. Agamemnon tries to stab Sun Tzu, but he keeps dodgeing the sword. Sun Tzu slashes Agamemnon on the arm. Agamemnon knocks down Sun Tzu with his Hoplon and then stabs him in the neck. Agamemnon raises his bloodly sword in the air and roars in victory. He then limps to the battle field, sure he is going to beat the now-leaderless army.
Winner: Agamemnon
Expert's Opinion
Sun Tzu is too poorly equipped to win a duel against a heavily armed and armored Mycenaean commander. His weapons, especially the dagger-axe and the repeating crossbow, are sorely lacking in the penetrating power necessary to pierce through Agamemnon's bronze armor. Meanwhile, Sun Tzu is only clad in flimsy leather, which Agamemnon can make short work of with the power of his dory and Greek bow. No amount of tactics or strategy can make up for the Chinese general's severe disadvantages in equipment, especially when he is forced into a one-on-one duel with no room for tactical flexibility.
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