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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 9.97-9.99

Greg Nagy

Last updated at March 12, 2020, 4:44 p.m.

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By virtue of holding the skēptron ‘scepter’, I.09.099, Agamemnon is the holder of royal authority when he speaks, and this authority emanates from Zeus. By implication, Agamemnon would not have the authority to speak if he did not hold the scepter.