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After the sacking of the city of Thebe, Agamemnon's prize was a maiden...

Odysseus

Paris (falling) and Menelaos (standing)

Aphrodite is wounded in the hand with a spear.

Athene

Andromache and Hektor

Hektor challenges an Achaian to a duel.

The Achaians battle the Trojans.

Zeus

Zeus sends an omen: an eagle with a fawn in its talons.

The elders feast.

Diomedes

Poseidon mounts his chariot and rides over the sea to the battle.

Hektor and Poulydamas see an omen of an eagle holding a live snake.

Fighting takes place among the Achaian ships.

Aias and Hektor meet in combat.

When Achilleus' horses learn that their charioteer has been killed by...

Achilleus

Thetis agrees to have a new set of armor made by Hephaistos in Olympus.

Achilleus leaps into the river and kills a great number of Trojans.

The river rushes at Achilleus, whipping up its water and beating on him.

Achilleus strips the body of Hektor and attaches it by the feet to his...

The funeral games.

Ajax defends the Greek ships against the Trojans

The funeral of Hector