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Question
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How did the Greeks gain favourable winds to sail to Troy?
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sacrificed Agamemnon’s daughter to Poseidon
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sacrificed Agamemnon’s daughter to Artemis
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the god Aeolus gave Odysseus a bag of winds
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the god Aeolus gave Agamemnon a bag of winds
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Odysseus collects and brings this woman to her father by the altar. Sacrifice is performed at the altar. After the sacrifice, the Greeks receive a favorable wind from the offended deity and sail to Troy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Agamemnon is at a crossroads because a prophesy from Calchas states that he must sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess Artemis in order to obtain the winds in Aulis to sail towards their battle against Troy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The seer Calchas was among the group, and he told Agamemnon that he had angered the goddess Artemis and that the wind would not allow them to make their voyage until Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess.
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