HUM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Achilles, Helenus
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Poseidon rides to the vicinity of troy. He parks his horses and chariot in a conveniently located underwater cave. Then he walks up onto the beach, where he takes on the form of the achaean seer. In this shape, he encourages both ajaxes to defend a certain position where the battle line is weakest. Little ajax realizes that a god has contacted them. Poseidon incites other achaian warriors, calling them cowards for hanging back. He also tells them to stop bellyaching because agamemnon turned achilleus against them. A spirited achaian resistance arises around the two ajaxes. Poseidon, walking among the soldiers, takes the form of the achaean warrior thoas. Disguised as thoas, he gets in a conversation with idomeneus about how they"ve really got to keep fighting. As idomeneus then rushes back to battle, he encounters meriones, another achaian warrior.
