Greek Myths

The Duel the Sunset Stopped

Iliad 9, Hector and Ajax

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The fighting started again after the oath was broken (chapter 53), and then one day Hector walked out in front. He stood alone between the two armies.

“Let the single best man in Greece come out. The two of us will fight it to a finish.” At that the plain went quiet.

Nobody on the Greek side stood up, because the name Hector weighed that much. Then old Nestor rose from his seat.

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