Amphimedon,
what ruin brought you into this undergloom?
all in a body, picked men, and so young?
one could not better choose the kingdom's pride.
were you at sea, aboard ship, and poseidon
blew up a dire wind and foundering waves,
or cattle-raiding, were you, on the mainland,
or in a fight for some stronghold, or women,
when the foe hit you to your mortal hurt?
tell me, answer my question. guest and friend
i say i am of yours—or do you not remember
i visited your family there? ”
from the way that agamemnon talks to amphimedon, the reader can infer that agamemnon
is disturbed by amphimedon.
is fighting with amphimedon.
has great respect for amphimedon.
has a deep affection for amphimedon.