iliad One: protest with authority

My comments have a double “” at the start of each paragraph.

The Greeks in shouts their joint assent declare,
The priest to reverence, and release the fair.
Not so Atrides; he, with kingly pride,
Repulsed the sacred sire, and thus replied:
"Hence on thy life, and fly these hostile plains,
Nor ask, presumptuous, what the king detains
Hence, with thy laurel crown, and golden rod,
Nor trust too far those ensigns of thy god.
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--The Greeks all shout out in agreement and with reverence the priests discharge the idea as fair.  Kingly Atredis did not join in the shouts of agreement.  Here Atredis is considered a different person that Achilles He critises the holy release and those who made it, the priests and the concord of those sitting are part of the holy sire of the council.  Swearing on the l;ives of those present with kingly pride and authority, Atredis takes a stand against the agreement of the holy sire. He is vehement that his desire was not addressed and the crowns and rods of the meeting including the priests representing the divine in this sire are not in trust concerning what is fair, their actions are in question.

--Here we also see them refer to the divine as a monotheistic God, whether Atredis believes the ensigns sent concerning the matter are true to the divine.  Thus one might argue that reference to gods, like Jove, are actually references to angels that intercede and hold divine authority

Mine is thy daughter, priest, and shall remain;
And prayers, and tears, and bribes, shall plead in vain;
Till time shall rifle every youthful grace,
And age dismiss her from my cold embrace,
In daily labours of the loom employ'd,
Or doom'd to deck the bed she once enjoy'd
Hence then; to Argos shall the maid retire,
Far from her native soil and weeping sire."

--Here Atredis declares the women and daughters of the spoils are under his bondage, though some might think this had to be either Achilles  or Agamemnon the kingly declaration does not prove that achelis is atredes.  The daughter in question was the one Achelis wanted to marry: Chryses.  However Atredis is on the side of keeping the women and does not believe any pleading will cause him to change his mind, no matter what the council and the priests declare as fair action, the daughter that is being contested has been declared by the higher authority of kingly right to be under tha auspices of his kingdom, power and authority.  In fact Achelis is in charge of the unified armies and not the king who would have the power to make such a claim.
--Recall traditionally people have claimed Atredis and Achilles are the same people and all evidence seems to suggest it is not the case that these people are the same person.  He declares that his opinion is to stand over age.  His opinion is now and shall always be the same , even to the end of all those who are young at the moment this speech was said.  This will stand till Chryses dies and is no longer under the bondage of Atredis.  Cold embrace is not that of a husband’s but of a lord who governs.  This holds true whether she is in bed or working a loom.  He declares she will remain in Argos to the chagrin of her weeping sire and the country that she came from.  Here Atredis orates his discontent to the idea of returning the women to their native homes.  Thus Atredis sides with chelas and Agamemnon. The division of the ranks has begun and the unanimous agreement seen as fair was neither unanimous nor seen as fair by all present that had authority to protest.

from
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6130/6130-h/6130-h.html#toc5