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There was some fighting near Troy today.
Euryalus was there and he told Polites all about it. Euryalus called it a blood-bath.
Apparently, early this afternoon Achilles and Diomedes decided to head up to the village on Troy’s border to stir up some trouble. They took about thirty men with them.
As luck would have it, Achilles and his crew happened upon a group of Trojans who were trading with some of the villagers.
According to Euryalus, Achilles didn’t even bother to call a charge before he just rushed in.
Achilles caught the Trojans next to the small river that runs behind Troy.
Euryalus said before either side knew what was happening, Achilles had cut some Trojan sap clean in half.
He said Achilles was screaming stuff about Patroclus, but it didn’t really make any sense. Euryalus swears that Achilles said something like: “Patroclus was my horse father!” a bunch of times.
Anyway, all of our guys ran after Achilles. Some of the Trojans ran into the river, and some stayed to fight. He says that there were about fifty Trojans. About half of them fled when Achilles brought down the first guy.
When the rest of the Achaeans arrived, Achilles paused and Euryalus said there was a brief moment where both sides just stood looking at each other.
But then this Trojan guy named Lycaon dropped his sword, and walked up to Achilles. Euryalus said that Lycaon kneeled in front of Achilles and started to say something like: “Brave Achilles, why do you…”, but Achilles just casually cut his head off.
At that, all of the Trojans ran into the river.
I guess Achilles and everyone else jumped in after them.
Euryalus claims Achilles killed about ten guys, Diomedes killed two, and some guy named Canopus killed one.
Not one of our guys was hurt. However, Euryalus said Achilles almost drowned himself. I guess that Achilles isn’t a very strong swimmer, and some poor Trojan almost pulled Achilles down with him as Achilles was chopping him up.
There was the usual revelry about camp tonight.
I have to wonder what Agamemnon thinks of Achilles’ exploit this time around.
No doubt the Trojans are going to have an answer for this one. -Lycaon was Hector’s half-brother.
Euryalus was there and he told Polites all about it. Euryalus called it a blood-bath.
Apparently, early this afternoon Achilles and Diomedes decided to head up to the village on Troy’s border to stir up some trouble. They took about thirty men with them.
As luck would have it, Achilles and his crew happened upon a group of Trojans who were trading with some of the villagers.
According to Euryalus, Achilles didn’t even bother to call a charge before he just rushed in.
Achilles caught the Trojans next to the small river that runs behind Troy.
Euryalus said before either side knew what was happening, Achilles had cut some Trojan sap clean in half.
He said Achilles was screaming stuff about Patroclus, but it didn’t really make any sense. Euryalus swears that Achilles said something like: “Patroclus was my horse father!” a bunch of times.
Anyway, all of our guys ran after Achilles. Some of the Trojans ran into the river, and some stayed to fight. He says that there were about fifty Trojans. About half of them fled when Achilles brought down the first guy.
When the rest of the Achaeans arrived, Achilles paused and Euryalus said there was a brief moment where both sides just stood looking at each other.
But then this Trojan guy named Lycaon dropped his sword, and walked up to Achilles. Euryalus said that Lycaon kneeled in front of Achilles and started to say something like: “Brave Achilles, why do you…”, but Achilles just casually cut his head off.
At that, all of the Trojans ran into the river.
I guess Achilles and everyone else jumped in after them.
Euryalus claims Achilles killed about ten guys, Diomedes killed two, and some guy named Canopus killed one.
Not one of our guys was hurt. However, Euryalus said Achilles almost drowned himself. I guess that Achilles isn’t a very strong swimmer, and some poor Trojan almost pulled Achilles down with him as Achilles was chopping him up.
There was the usual revelry about camp tonight.
I have to wonder what Agamemnon thinks of Achilles’ exploit this time around.
No doubt the Trojans are going to have an answer for this one. -Lycaon was Hector’s half-brother.
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