Departure

The sacrifice of Iphigenia. Pompei, casa del Poeta Tragico. National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

We are off! A thousand ships under the command of the lord of men Agamemnon have set sail for the plains of Ilium. But the departure has come at a cost. Agamemnon has slain his daughter and, in doing so, has split the mind of the army. Achilles was opposed to the plan, and now strife has arisen between the best of the Achaeans–a curse to the Danaans, but a thing of joy to the Trojans!