A/N: This is not The Tales of version of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods or Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes, but rather The Tales of version of a book I got of Greek and Roman Mythology I got in Rome Italy. The settings will be after 'The Tales of the Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus' so please read that before getting in this story. Think of this story as something to pass by until The Trials of Apollo books.


Agamemnon

Here we are. Agamemnon, supreme commander of the Achaean army and one of two brothers who led the Greeks in the Trojan war.

He is variously described as a descendant of Atreus and Pelops or Tantalus, and as king of Argos, of Mycenae or of Lacadaemon. But hopefully you already got an idea of half of his ancestry from Aerope.

Agamemnon married Clytemnestra after slaying her husband Tantalus (a different Tantalus from the one he was descended from). Agamemnon and Clytemnestra had three daughters, Chrysothemis, Laodice, and Iphianassa, and a son, Orestes. Subsequently there appeared Iphigenia (not Iphianassa), and in place of Laodice, Electra.

So you're probably wondering how Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus manage to gather a large army from multiple kingdoms to go up against Troy.

Well, it once again has to do with a daughter of Zeus name Helen-the same Helen Theseus tried to kidnapped only to have his mother kidnapped in revenge from her brothers.

If you remember from Achilles, it was mention Helen had suitors which Achilles wasn't part of. In fact, she had a crowd of suitors. Her mortal father Tynadeus, bound them on oath not only to respect her decision, but also come to the aid of the man she chose, should he be attacked. Some stories say it was Odysseus that advised this idea to Tynadeus. So when Paris abducted Helen and Menelaus who was chosen to be Helen's husband, sought Agamemnon's help, Agamemnon reminded the former suitors of their oath, and they formed the nucleus of the army to attack Troy. Agamemnon was unanimously chosen commander-in-chief.

If also remember from Achilles, I mention that the Greeks had a bit of an oopsie and somehow got lost on their way to Troy and landed/attacked Mysia. If you also remember they tried to leave Mysia after realizing their mistake only to be scattered by a storm.

It took them eight years to reassembled at Aulis, but could not sail because of a persistent calm Calchas said this was due to the anger of Artemis. That's right, the anger of Artemis. Not my dad Poseidon or Zeus.

There were many reasons to thought to be blamed for Artemis wrath. One was that Agamemnon had compared himself with the goddess as a hunter, which was stupid on anyone's part. Another goes back to Atreus and how he had not sacrificed the golden lamb to her. Another said that Agamemnon had made a promise to sacrificed the most beautiful produce of the year to Artemis in the year his daughter Iphigenia was born, and had not carried out his promise.

Either way, it was only through the sacrifice of Iphigenia that could appease the goddess, and after threats from his fellow men, Agamemnon ultimately agreed.

Once underway, the expedition called in at Tenedos, where Agamemnon quarreled with Achilles for the first time, and Lemnos, where Agamemnon abandoned Philoctetes, before finally reaching Troy.

During the raid of the tenth year of the siege of Troy Achilles captured Briseis, and Agamemnon took Chryseis, the daughter of Chryses. When Agamemnon refused to ransom Chryses' daughter Apollo caused a plague in the Greek army. Eventually Agamemnon finally gave up Chryseis, but demanded that Achilles should give him Briseis, whereupon Achilles retired to his tent in anger and refused to fight.

Even without Achilles, Agamemnon performed some remarkable feats in battle, but was eventually wounded and was forced to withdraw. After the Trojan attack on the camp he realized that defeat was imminent unless Achilles returned. So in desperation he restored Briseis to Achilles, promising him the hand of one of his (remaining) daughters and gave him rich gifts. If you remember from Achilles chapter, Achilles still wanted nothing to do with the war until Patroclus' death.

There are stories that said Agamemnon was involved with the events following Hector's and Achilles deaths. That after the fall of Troy Agamemnon took Priam's daughter Cassandra, who bore him twins: Teledamus and Pelops.

Whether or not Agamemnon knew about Aeneas taking the remaining refugee Trojans out of the city is unknown, but considering his personality, I highly doubt it as he didn't pursue them.

After the fall of Troy, it was said in the Odyssey that there was a quarrel between Agamemnon and Menelaus, who wanted to leave as soon as the war was over, while Agamemnon wanted to stay to win the favor of Athena by giving her gifts. It was even said that the ghost of Achilles warned Agamemnon to stay by predicting his future misfortunes. But Agamemnon eventually headed home.

Now if you remember the story of Agamemnon's adopted brother Aegisthus, Aegisthus been having an affair with Agamemnon's wife while he was fighting the Trojans. The story goes Aegisthus invited Agamemnon to a feast and, assisted by twenty men, killed Agamemnon. Other versions implicate Clytemnestra in the murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra. Reason being that Clytemnestra hated Agamemnon's family so bitterly that she wanted to kill her own son Orestes as well.

The account of Agamemnon's death differs. Some says Agamemnon was struck down while at the table; sometimes it was while he was in his bath hampered either by a net or a shirt with sewn-up sleeves which Clytemnestra had given him. There are other account, but one thing was clear, Agamemnon was killed when he got home. Eventually his son Orestes avenged his father's death.

I really could care less about Agamemnon. I think he got what was coming to him for what he did. But if Achilles did warn Agamemnon of his death, then Agamemnon must have at least made peace with Achilles after Patroclus' death.

Next is a brief chapter of one of the suitors Agamemnon summoned for the Trojan war.