Sentence:  "Iliad" 1, in Maximus' interpretation, exemplifies a 'love contest' between an abusive and obsessive Agamemnon and a 'gentle and emotional' (ἥμερος καί ἐμπαθής) <WSD>Achilles</WSD>;.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the "Iliad" as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.