| Athene intervenes to check his urge to kill Agamemnon on the spot, and he withdraws in a sulk from the fighting. |
| The finds from the Shaft Graves at Mycenae contained massive quantities of gold and silver plate, including the gold death mask of Agamemnon. |
| Howbeit he abode amid his beaked, seafaring ships in utter wrath against Agamemnon, Atreus' son, shepherd of the host. |
| Agamemnon only hides behind that pretext, however, as his real aim is to extend control over the Aegean region. |
| Eager to attack Troy, Agamemnon kills her, and the Greeks are given favorable winds for their ships. |
| Iphigenia was sacrificed to the goddess Artemis by Agamemnon so that the Greek fleet could sail away to Troy. |
