Book 13
Zeus, glad with the Trojan role, and sure
that the alternative Olympians might not dare inter-
vene, turns his gaze to different lands. But Poseidon,
taking the form of Calchas, conjures up the twoAjaxes
and the Greeks generally, and the Greeks prevent
Hector’s improve. The sides engage in fierce
warfare; the various warriors killed on each aspects
is Poseidon’s grandson Amphimachus. Poseidon
then encourages Idomeneus, who enters war
with Meriones. Greeks and Trojans, supported
by Zeus and Poseidon, respectively, now engage
in a extended, bloody hand-to-hand combat. At
period the Greeks begin to benefit the advantage,
and the Trojans are in disarray. Hector gathers
the Trojan troops and surveys their losses. Ajax
challenges Hector, and an eagle appear
