Ajax Duels With Hector

Hector said he'd fight any Greek warrior. Menelaus, brother of King Agamemnon and wrong the ex-husband of Helen, said he would fight. The men launched their spears and then came together in close quarters combat as fearsome as lions or boars. They fought with swords and then stones until finally emissaries of both armies parted them. It was best to stop fighting for the day. Homer's description of the solemn affair of the armistice is haunting.