Trojan Overthrow

In the middle of the night through muffled conversation, I hear Agamemnon and Menelaos discussing how they will be sending spies to the Trojan camp. Settled on this idea, Nestor rallies volunteers to raid the Trojan camp. Of course Diomedes offers himself alongside his pick of Odysseus, who nobly accepts. Forever conscious as they should be of my influence in battle, I grant the warriors prayers for support as I watch them head out into the night. Soon I get a corresponding vision: Dolon of the Trojans will be infiltrating the Greeks in equal course! However, the two brave Greeks intercept his path and overtake the boy, killing him only after obtaining enemy positions. It pleases me greatly when I see that the armor stripped from Dolon is gifted to me.

Soon, war rages. Agamemnon slaughters everyone in his path, killing many and sparing none. Iphidamas almost gets a gory upper hand on Agamemnon, but is then overtaken to his death, soon followed by his brother Koon. Wounded by Koon, Agamemnon retreats in his chariot as Hektor begins to decimate troops. Paris (a little to excited about it I may add) wounds Diomedes in the foot before he is able to make it off the battlefield to attend to his injury. Sokos gets an unfortunate upper hand on Odysseus for a brief moment wherein he is able to would the great warrior after which he is abruptly killed in recourse. As the battle continues and more men are slaughtered, Menelaos and Aias are able to remove Odysseus from the battlefield before Nestor trucks off Machon to receive aid for his wound. As Nestor tends to Machon, Hektor drives back the fighting as close to the ships as he can and Patroklos sends out to Nestor to discover what happened to result in the injury of Machon. After having to listen for the millionth time about a story from Nestor in his glory days, Patroklos dons Achilleus’ armor and leads the Myrmidons into battle. The Greeks near their defeat.

Approaching an impassable ditch, the Trojans dismount in anticipation of attacking on foot. Here is where the Trojans make a costly mistake by failing to abide by a godly omen presented to them of an eagle dropping a snake. After Sarpedon fires up the warriors with an emotional speech, they charge against a main gate to no avail. It isn’t until brave Hektor uses his superior strength to bust in one of the doors that the Trojans invade the Greek camp.

As this war progresses I begin to prepare myself for battle. Wrought with anticipation as to what Zeus will favor us Gods do next, I contemplate how aloof mortal men are to the will of us Gods.  

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