Rage of Gods Enslaves People: Relationships between Apollo and Agamemnon The Iliad is one of the most famous and educative epic poems created in the world of literature. Among a variety of themes disclosed in the poem, it is hard to define the one that deserves attention the most. Each theme and each message of the author is a unique possibility for the reader to learn the traditions which came from the past and the emotions which made different people act to change the world. Each character in The Iliad performs a separate function and defines the development of the events in its way. In this paper, the conflict between the principle god of prophecy, Apollo, and the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon, will be discussed to evaluate how human actions and decisions may influence the lives of many people at the same time. In The Iliad, the relations between two characters, Agamemnon and Apollo, as well as their motivation and passion help to underscore the theme of power and rage; the conflict between the characters is based on revenge, and both heroes prove that their activities and their ideas have powerful grounds to be recognized and respected; unfortunately, it is not always possible to control the conflicts which are developed between people, and if the relations between gods and humans are spoiled by conflict, it remains to be hard to control the whole life with its positive and negative aspects. The conflict between Agamemnon and Apollo is based on rage, and this rage is different: on the one hand, it is Apollo, the god, who demonstrates his rage due to inabilities to control people and his desire to revenge to educate people and explain them their actual place; on the other hand, it is Agamemnon, the king, who cannot accept the idea that someone could resist his power and his greatness as soon as he wants it. These two characters are the representatives of different worlds: “Agamemnon, son of Atreus, that king of men” and “Apollo, son of Zeus and Leto” (Homer, Johnson, and Johnson, p. 7); however, both of them have enough power to take control over the events, and both of them are ready to fight to prove their rights. The first book is devoted to the conflict that became the beginning of the end of the whole nation’s existence. The relations of the god and the kind are at the deadlock. These characters are motivated with a desire to gain power and recognition, still, people can’t choose at once whose power is more important, this is why it is not a surprise to observe the king and the god conflicting with each other. The impossibility to create appropriate relations, they promote rage as the only way out that results in conflict with many death and misunderstandings. This is why in the first book, the relations between Apollo and Agamemnon as well as their motivation to use power against each other described clearly the idea of rage, its variety, and its impact on human lives which may be involved in the conflict. The continuation of the conflict is observed during the whole poem, still, the climax of the conflict is properly defined in the 16 th book of The Iliad , where Apollo is described as the defender of Trojans, “the far-worker, loves his Trojans” (Homer, Johnson, and Johnson, p.343) and helps Hector to kill Patroclus. God’s rage is a significant issue in the poem. It explains how weak and