
Episode 9: Glittering Bronze Men (Homer's Iliad, Books 1-8)
Literature and History
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Diomedes Fights the Gods
Diomedes was one of the best fighters in the Greek army. He, Achilles and a giant called Ajax were the nuclear weapons of King Agamemnon. Athena came to him and promised that he would be able to tell the difference between man and gods if gods joined in the battle. Diomedes rushed into the fight and began killing Trojans in pears and trios. His power was so obvious that two Trojan captains began to suspect that he was filled with the power of a god. It should be noted that Aeneas' first appearance in world literature isn't especially impressive.
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