The Greeks were about to admit defeat and sail back home, but Nestor spoke up and explained what Agamemnon did wrong. Nestor was known to be wiser than Odysseus, so the Greeks listened to him even Agamemnon admitted it was his fault. This example of Nestor’s wisdom is significant at this point in the myth because if Nector did not mention Agamemnon’s mistake, the outcome of the war would have been different. The Greek camp did not realize if Agamemnon had not angered Achilles they would not have been defeated. The Greeks acknowledged Nestor’s wisdom and Agamemnon fixed the problem by appeasing Achilles. The camp was going through a rough time and wanted to give up because they did not know why they had lost many of their battles. If Nestor