You, Odysseus—do you champion him against me in this battle?OdysseusI do, though I did hate him, when it was honorable for me to hate.AgamemnonBut should you not also trample him now that he is dead?OdysseusDo not take delight, son of Atreus, in that superiority which brings no honor.AgamemnonReverence, I tell you, is not easily practiced by the autocrat.OdysseusBut it is easy to grant dispensations to friends when they advise well.AgamemnonA good man should listen to those in charge.OdysseusStop! Your power is victorious when you surrender to your friends.