He biddeth thee arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed, since now thou mayest take the broad-wayed city of the Trojans.” So spoke the Dream, and departed, and left him there, pondering in his heart on things that were not to be brought to pass. “Hearken thou quickly unto me, for I am a messenger to thee from Zeus, who, far away though he be, hath exceeding care for thee and pity.
Under the command of Zeus, the god Morpheus spoke to Agamemnon in his sleep, appearing to him as the old advisor Nestor: Bid him arm the long-haired Achaeans with all speed, since now he may take the broad-wayed city of the Trojans.” ( Iliad, Homer, Book 2) “Up, go, thou baneful Dream, unto the swift ships of the Achaeans, and when thou art come to the hut of Agamemnon, son of Atreus, tell him all my word truly, even as I charge thee. Therefore, Zeus sent Morpheus to deliver a false dream of hope that prompted Agamemnon to make a disastrous strategy mistake. In order to do this, Agamemnon had to suffer a humiliating defeat. The Iliad narrates the story of the Trojan War, and at this point in the poem, Zeus wanted to give glory to Achilles. In the Iliad, the god Morpheus is often attributed to the unnamed dream spirit whom Zeus sent to Agamemnon.
However, such dreams could also portray false realities, and so betray the receiver into untoward action.Īgamemnon’s Dream Nestor appearing in a dream to Agamemnon, by James Heath, 1805, via the British Museum Dreams could liberate the desires, hopes, and imaginations of the sleeper. The Greek gods often chose him as their messenger to appear in the dreams of mortals.
The god Morpheus’ skill at transforming himself into such a life-like apparition managed to deceive even the most discerning person.
0 kommentar(er)
