King Tut

Tutankhamun's original name was Tutankhaten, which means living image of Aten. Aten was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology. Tutankhamun means living image of Amun. Amun is as deity in Egyptian mythology. He became Pharaoh at nine years old, and ruled for about ten years. Tutankhamun's tomb is in the Valley of the Kings, discovered by Carter. His tomb was the most complete Ancient Egyptian royal tomb ever found. When he was younger Ay made the political decisions when he was very young. Tutankhamun was one of the very few pharaohs’ not worshiped as a god and instead had cult like followers, when he was still alive. A stela was discovered at Karnak and devoted to Amun and Tutankhamun, where people would come to ask for forgiveness for their wrong doings. Temples of his cult were also built in Kawa and Faras in Nubia.

Tutankhamun's cause of death was unknown. In 1968 x-ray results revealed a dense spot in his skull, which is an injury from some kind of accident. Some people believe he could have been murdered. A trauma specialist from Long Island University thinks that this injury could not have been from a natural cause. The injury was caused by blunt force to the head.

Book IX

Agamemnon, king of the Greek Army, cries and says that they have lost the war. He thinks the best thing to do is just sail home. Diomedes said he would not give up and even fight by himself if he had to. He helps raise the armies' spirit and they decide to stay in the war and not return home. Old Nestor suggests during a meeting that the absence of Achilles is causing suffering to the Greek Army. Agamemnon decides to offer him many gifts and let Briseis return if he will rejoin the army. Ajax and Odysseus go to send the message to Achilles.

Achilles refuses the offer to come back and fight in the army. He says he will not be bought back by the King. Also that Agamemnon can not ever change the fact that he publicly insulted him, no matter how many things he gives me. He says there is no way that he will participate in the war and that he and his man will sail home in the morning. They go back to tell King Agamemnon the bad news at Achaian camp. The king is filled with great sorrow from the news. Diomedes says it was a mistake to have even tried to persuade Achilles to come back. They are advised to do what ever they can to protect their ships with or without Achilles .