At the beginning of book 9, Agamemnon addresses the assembly as he weeps (13-16) and repeats much of his “test” in book 2, but this time he may be serious: he really wants to go home. As the Achaeans stand silent in response, Diomedes reprimanding him: Iliad 9.29-51 “So Agamemnon spoke and everyone sat there … Continue reading The Purpose of Speech? Dissent and Freedom of Speech in the Assembly of Iliad 9