there simply isn't enough space for them to be anywhere else. This could have.

             been how the Achaian war camp was set up, with animals living in close.

             quarters with their masters and a poor sewage system to go along with it. Now.

             all of this would have been quite surprising with men and animals suddenly.

             dying along the beach with out any warning. The Achaian people also arrived in.

             a new region and they, much like our Native Americans, couldn't have coped.

             with the diseases. Another possibility that could have occurred is that a.

             swarm of meteor showers struck the camp. Those meteors would have appeared as.

             if they were shot down from the heavens by some angry god. If all of this.

             didn't happen, their men suddenly dying, King Agamemnon would have sensed that.

             nothing was wrong and thus wouldn't have been informed to give up his wife. If.

             Agamemnon didn't give up his wife Achilles would still have his and most of.

             this story would have never taken place, if it did at all. .

             The Greeks also used the gods to explain why people do strange things that.

             would be better if they had not done them at all. A prime example of this is.

             when Odysseus swayed everybody back to fighting when they were all about to go.

             home to their wives and children, back away from the hells of war. Homer.

             explains why Odysseus continued the war by bringing the goddess Athena into.

             the picture. .

             "Odysseus Laertiades, can you do nothing now, my Prince? Is this to be the.

             end? Will they tumble aboard and go sailing home? Will they leave their boast.

             to Priam and his people? Will they their own Argive Helen, after so many men.

             have died in foreign land to get her back? Don't stand idle here! Go among.

             your men, speak to each fellow in your kindly way and keep them from launching.

             their ships!" p26.

             Odysseus loved battle; in fact he probably loved battle more than his homeland.

             and his wife combined. Now if all the Greeks stayed and fought they wouldn't.

             want to think that it was because of a war crazed madman, they would want to.