Friday, January 23, 2009

A desprate day for the Greeks

Book 11:
The battle resumes the next morning, both sides fighting fiercely. During the day, the Greek leaders receive wounds, first is Agamemnon. When Hector sees Agamemnon leave the field, he presses his attack. Paris wounds Diomed with an arrow though his foot. Odysseus comes to Diomed’s rescue by putting him on a chariot, sending him back to the Greek lines. Odysseus is now alone, and wounded, with the Trojans closing in. Menelaus and Ajax come to rescue Odysseus and send him back to the Greek lines. Next, the physician Machaon receives a wound; Nestor rescues Machaon with his chariot and takes him to the ships. Meanwhile Ajax is holding off the Trojans until Zeus strikes fear into the heart of Ajax, and Ajax retreats. The Greeks seeing this come to Ajax aid and rescue him, during this time Eurypylus receives a painful wound with an arrow shot by Paris.
Achilles, seeing Nestor coming back to the ships with Machaon sends Patroclus to investigate; a woman named Hecamed’e starts to treat the wounded. Nestor then pleads with Patroclus do something, even if it is going into battle clad in Achilles’ armor.

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