A Time Of Peril

As time went on, the Achaean fortifications looked doomed to fall. Hector and his fellow men dismounted off of their chariots, and charged the fortifications. However, when the Trojans were beginning to cross the trenches, an eagle dropped a serpeant by the left-hand side of the Trojan line. Trojan commander Polydamus saw this as a bad sign in that the charge will fail. However, Hector, being ignorant, refused to retreat. What a fool to ignore a sign from the Gods. Following this. Glaucus, and Sarpedon charged the ramparts. My comrades struggled to hold them off. I could've done it by myself,  but no. Soon the Trojans broke through the fortifications, and my fellow Greeks rand back toward the ships. While all of this was going on. Zeus was watching from Olympus, very pleased with what was transpiring in the war. He was so pleased, that he decided to take a break from the battle. Sick of being held back, Poseidon visited both Ajax's as Calchus and gave them new vigor along with the rest of the Achaeans to fight the Trojan assault. However, this didn't stop Hector from retreating just yet. He continued his assault and even managed to injure Poseidon's son Amphimachus. As an act of revenge, Poseidon blessed Idomeneus with enraging powers. With his new powers, Idomeneus charges the Trojans on the left, killing countless men, including injuring Deiphobus. Meanwhile with Hector, his men began to lose their vigor. Some retreated, some stayed. By Polydamus's advice, Hector regroups his forces, fetches Paris of all people, and assists on the left flank. Meanwhile, with the both Ajax's, and eagle appears to their right, which was a good omen for the Achaeans. Meanwhile back in the Greek camp, Agamemnon proposes to leave again. WUSS. Both Odysseus and Diomedes disagree with this, with insults to Agamemnon, and rallying of the troops. Meanwhile, Poseidon goes to Agamemnon to renew his vigor. At this moment, Hera was sick of not helping the Greeks, so her and Aphrodite devise to plan to take Zeus out of the way for a time, and to make a long story short. Zeus falls asleep and Hera had free reign to assist the Greek forces. Hera commands Poseidon to lead the Greeks to victory, and a lot of Trojans die, and many more retreat back to the city, including the mighty Hector. As the Achaeans were gaining the upper hand against the Trojans, Zeus finally woke up from his slumbering sleep to witness what Hera and Poseidon have wreaked upon the war. Of course being the Goddess that she is, Hera attempted to blame everything on Poseidon. However, Zeus made it perfectly clear that he had no interest what so ever in the Trojans being victorious. He was only doing what my mommy asked him to do. He instigates that Troy is still fated to fall, and that Hector will die, but only after he kills Patroclus....wait.....WHAT!!!!!!! YOU BETTER BE LYING MIGHTY ZEUS OR I WILL WREAK HAVOC ON YOU!! Grrr. Where was I. Oh yeah, apparently Hera summons both Iris and Apollo. Iris tells Poseidon to leave the battle, and Apollo gives Hector renewed vigor to fight the Acaheans. Apollo then joins the battle, and the Acaheans begin to fall back. The Achaeans fall back soo much that the Trojans get very close to the Greek camps and can almost touch the ships. I sure hope no harm ever come to Patroclus, or I swear to Hades that NO ONE with be able to stop my wraith.

When looking back at what has transpired through the course of our story, I still cannot believe that the Gods treat us like mere pawns. What happens in our world can be predetermined by the feuds in the realm of the Gods. Take for instance, what both Hera and Aphrodite did to Zeus. Since they decided to interfere with Zeus and his aid that he was giving to the Trojans, the Greeks were able to get the upper hand for a portion of the battle. From what I could see in the battle that was occurring, it seemed a lot more organized rather than chaotic. Attacks were actually thought of, and more planning went into the attacks. Why can't all battles be like this. We soon come to realize that the end is near for the Trojans. As some as a civilization like Troy, and even Hector, reach their peak of their might and power, it soon comes to a drastic decline and then all is lost. What Zeus said marked the end for the Trojans in that they will soon fall. Like I said before, Patroclus better not be harmed in the coming battle. He is one of the very few reason why I continue to fight. I don't know where I would be without him.





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