The laughter at the end is something only the Trojans do in this story. The Greeks never laugh in the Iliad, a symbol that Homer perhaps found most romantic in the Trojan people. When Homer uses similes to describe Agamemnon's armor, he uses a similar tactic: “There were serpents of lapis lazuli rearing up towards the neck, three on each side, like the rainbows which the son of Cronus placed in the sky like a sign to mortal men." (Homer 11.22-24) This armor looks wonderful and splendid, but it doesn't even seem worthy of battle. Homer uses similes for both Agamemnon and Paris to demonstrate their lack of importance on the battlefield. Neither is appreciated for their fighting