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In book 24 of the odyssey, what does Agamemnon and Achilles say about the death of each other?

troy and the trojan war

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Meanwhile, Achilles and Agamemnon are talking about their deaths in the Underworld when Hermes arrives, leading the souls of the suitors into death. Agamemnon asks about how they came to die, and Amphimedon tells him all about Odysseus killing them. Agamemnon then praises Penelope’s faithfulness.

On Ithaca the next morning, Odysseus sets off to visit his father on the farm. He insists on testing his father. So, he makes up a false story about who he is and then says that he was visited by Odysseus many years ago. Laertes pours dirt over his head in his grief, and Odysseus is suddenly overcome with emotion. He tells his father who he is, but this time it is Laertes who wants proof. Odysseus names all the trees that his father gave him when he was little, and Laertes knows by this that Odysseus is speaking the truth. They embrace, and then return to the farmhouse where Telemachus is waiting.