Julian Glover credited as playing...
Triopas
- Agamemnon: [approaches king] Good day for the crows.
- Triopas: Remove your army from my land.
- Agamemnon: Why, I like your land, I think we'll stay. I like your soldiers too.
- Triopas: They won't fight for you.
- Agamemnon: That's what the Messenians said, and the Acardians, and the Opeians, now they all fight for me.
- Triopas: You can't have the whole world, Agamemnon. It's too big, even for you.
- Agamemnon: I don't want to watch another massacre. Let's settle this war in the old manner. Your best fighter against my best.
- Triopas: And if my man wins?
- Agamemnon: We'll leave Thessaly for good.
- Triopas: Boagrius!
- [cheers from Thessalian army. Boagrius comes out from the centre of the army]
- Agamemnon: Achilles!
- [silence]
- Triopas: Boagrius has this effect on many heroes.
- Agamemnon: Be careful who you insult, old king.
- Greek Soldier: My king, Achilles is not with the army.
- Agamemnon: Where is he?
- Greek Soldier: I sent a boy to look for him.
