Iliad
why does Priam go back to the city before the duel
why does Priam go back to the city before the duel?
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A messenger arrives and asks Priam down to the plains to seal the men's oaths and witness their duel. Priam goes down with Antenor, an elder and one of his advisors. Agamemnon makes the prayer and the oath, killing the lambs. Priam, unable to bear watching his son fight in a duel, returns to the city.
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