Events mentioned in: Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Trojans Have Success

  1. Zeus calls the gods to council and warns them not to interfere
  2. Athena informs Zeus that she will not interfere with his plans, but will continue to advise the Achaeans
  3. Zeus travels to Mount Ida to observe the Trojan War
  4. The Achaeans and the Trojans arm themselves and resume fighting
  5. Zeus balances his golden scales to determine the fate of the Trojans and Achaeans
  6. Zeus sends lightning down upon the Achaeans
  7. Paris injures Nestor’s horse
  8. Hector attacks Nestor
  9. Diomedes asks Odysseus to help him defend Nestor
  10. Odysseus abandons Diomedes and Nestor and flees to the Achaean ships
  11. Diomedes attempts to rescue Nestor from Hector’s onslaught
  12. Diomedes and Nestor attack Hector
  13. Diomedes’ spear misses Hector
  14. Diomedes kills Hector’s charioteer, Eniopeus
  15. Hector appoints Arkheptolemos as his new charioteer
  16. Zeus hurls a thunderbolt at Diomedes’ horses
  17. Nestor reasons with Diomedes to retreat
  18. Diomedes retreats from Hector
  19. Hector taunts Diomedes, promising he will be his doom
  20. Diomedes hesitates in his retreat three times
  21. Zeus thunders in favour of the Trojans three times
  22. Hector delivers a victory speech to the Trojans
  23. The Achaeans flee to their ships
  24. Hera appeals to Poseidon to help her save the Danaans
  25. Poseidon reproaches Hera
  26. Hera inspires Agamemnon to rally the Achaean troops
  27. Agamemnon criticizes the Achaeans for their lack of bravery
  28. Agamemnon prays to Zeus
  29. Zeus sends an eagle as a good omen that the Achaeans will live
  30. The Achaeans, emboldened by Zeus’ favour, fight more hardily
  31. Diomedes kills Agelaus
  32. Teucer kills Orsilochus, Ophelestes, Daitor, Chromius, Lykophontes, Amopaon, and Melanippos
  33. Agamemnon urges Teucer to be the saviour of the Achaeans
  34. Teucer attacks Hector, but his arrow misses its mark
  35. Teucer kills Gorgythion
  36. Teucer attempts to kill Hector a second time
  37. Apollo protects Hector from Teucer’s arrow
  38. Teucer kills Arkheptolemos, Hector’s charioteer
  39. Hector appoints Cebriones as his new charioteer
  40. Hector attacks and injures Teucer
  41. Ajax defends the wounded Teucer
  42. Teucer is carried back to the ships by his squires, Mecisteus and Alastor
  43. Zeus gives courage to the Trojans
  44. The Trojans drive the Achaeans back to their ships
  45. Hector leads the charge against the Achaeans
  46. Hera asks Athena to join her in helping the Achaeans against Hector
  47. Hercules retrieves Cerberus from Erebus
  48. Athena decides that she and Hera will face Hector in battle for the sake of the Achaeans
  49. Athena outfits herself for battle and steps into her flaming chariot with Hera
  50. Zeus sends Iris to deliver a warning to Hera and Athena
  51. Iris warns Hera and Athena not to interfere with Zeus’ plans or he will punish them
  52. Hera and Athena return to Mount Olympus
  53. Zeus reproaches Hera and Athena
  54. Hera defends her actions and those of Athena
  55. Zeus reveals his immediate plan for the Trojans and Achaeans
  56. Hector predicts a Trojan victory for the following day
  57. The Trojans offer a sacrifice to the gods
  58. The gods ignore the Trojans’ sacrifice
  59. Castinianeira comes from Aisyme
  60. Othryoneus comes from Cabesus
Back
to Top