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Before long, the two sides were fighting face to face.Shields clashed, spears staggered.On the battlefield, horses neighed and people shouted, and the sound of killing shook the sky.Aeceporus the Trojan rushed to the front and rushed into the enemy group, but was stabbed in the forehead by Nestor's son Antilochus with a spear, and fell to the ground, becoming the first Trojan hero to die.Immediately Elophnoas, the Greek prince, went up and grabbed him by the foot, and tried to drag him over and strip him of his armor.Just as he bent down to drag him, he didn't pay attention, and was stabbed in the waist by the ear of Agenor the Trojan, and immediately fell into a pool of blood and died.

The battle is getting fiercer.Ajax swung his spear and stabbed Simoisios in the chest, the point of the spear pierced through the chest and pierced through the back.Simoesius staggered and fell to the ground.Ajax jumped on him and stripped off his armor.Seeing this, Antiphos the Trojan threw a shot.Ajax dodged in time, but Leukos beside him was hit.Leukos is a friend of Odysseus, a brave warrior.When Odysseus saw that he was stabbed to death, he was very sad and indignant.He looked around carefully, and threw his spear, but Antiphos dodged it.The lance struck Tymocoon, the illegitimate son of King Priam, and the point pierced his temple, and he fell dead on the ground with a crash.Troy's striker retreated in fright.Hector also retreated involuntarily.With loud cheers, the Greeks dragged the corpse aside and penetrated deep into the Trojan positions.

Apollo was very angry when he saw this, and he encouraged the Trojans to move forward. "Don't give up your position easily! They are neither made of iron nor stone. The bravest hero among them, Achilles, did not participate in the battle." On the other side, Athena encouraged the Daneans to charge bravely.Therefore, the heroes on both sides suffered many casualties. At this time, Polas Athena showed her prowess. She infused Diomedes, the son of Tydeus, with magical power and courage, making him stand out among the Greeks and gain great honor.She made his armor and shield shine like Sirius on an autumn night, and drove him deep into the enemy lines, rushing the enemy into chaos.Among the Trojans was a rich and powerful man named Darius, who was priest of Hephaestus.He sent to battle his two brave sons, Phegeus and Iteus.The two of them, in their chariots, met Diomedes, who was fighting on foot.Phegeus threw his spear at him, and it passed under Diomedes' left shoulder without hurting him.Diomedes threw back a spear, which pierced Phegeus in the chest and lifted him from the chariot.Seeing this, Iteus was too frightened to step forward to protect his brother's body.He immediately jumped off the chariot and fled, but his father's protector, Hephaestus, came immediately and covered him with a black mist, because Hephaestus did not want his priest to lose his two sons at once.At this time Athena took her brother Ares by the hand and said to him:

"Brother, we'd better not intervene in the war between the Trojans and the Greeks for the time being, let them fight separately, and see which side our father wants to win." Ares nodded, obeyed her words, and left the battlefield with her.It seems that mortals on both sides seem to be free from the manipulation of the gods, but Athena knows that her love keeps Diomedes there still with divine power.The Argives charged again, and Agamemnon pursued Hodios, and stabbed him in the shoulder; Idomeneus stabbed Phaistos down; Laos fell with a single shot; Phileclus, who built the ships for Paris, was also killed by Myrionas.In addition, many Trojans died at the hands of the Greeks.Diomedes flitted from side to side, here and there, and it was not even clear whether he was a Greek or a Trojan.Pandarus aimed at him, drew his bow, and shot an arrow, which hit his shoulder, and his armor was stained red with blood.Pandarus cheered loudly, and encouraged his soldiers, saying: "Forward, Trojans, ride on! I have shot the bravest Dannean, and he will fall soon!"

His prestige has been swept away! " But Diomedes was not mortally wounded, and still standing before the chariot, he said to his chariot Stheneros: "My friend, get out of the car and draw the arrow from my shoulder!" Steniros did as he was told: blood spattered from the wound.Diomedes prayed to Athena: "Blue-eyed daughter of Zeus, you have protected my father in the past, please protect me now! May my spear pierce the one who hurt me and gets carried away , let him never see the sun again!" Athena heard his prayer and gave strength to his limbs.He suddenly felt as light as a bird, and the wound no longer hurt, and he went into battle again. "Forward!" she said to Diomedes. "I have removed the veil from your eyes, and now you can see on the battlefield who is a mortal and who is a god. Remember, if there is a god Only come towards you, boldly go to fight with him! Except for Aphrodite, if she comes near you, don't let your spear let her go!"