Events mentioned in: Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, The Burning of the Ships

  1. Deiphobus kills Ascalaphus
  2. Zeus discovers that the Greeks have gained an advantage over the Trojans while he slept
  3. Zeus realizes that Hera put him to sleep and threatens her with a beating
  4. Zeus punishes Hera by chaining her the the sky with anvils attached to her feet
  5. The Olympian gods try unsuccessfully to free Hera from Zeus’ torture
  6. Zeus throws Hera’s would-be rescuers down to earth
  7. Hera and Boreas send Hercules to Cos
  8. Zeus rescues Hercules from Cos
  9. Zeus brings Hercules back to Argos
  10. Hera swears to Zeus that she did not tell Poseidon to help the Achaeans
  11. Zeus tells Hera to fetch Iris and Apollo
  12. Zeus foretells the events that will end the Trojan War
  13. Hera returns to Mount Olympus and meets with the Olympian gods
  14. Hera and Themis discuss Zeus’ mistreatment of Hera
  15. Hera discusses Zeus’ plan for the Trojan War with the Olympian gods
  16. Hera reveals that Ares’ son, Ascalaphus, has died in combat
  17. Ares prepares to avenge Ascalaphus by attacking the Achaeans
  18. Athena stops Ares from launching an attack on the Achaeans
  19. Hera sends Iris and Apollo to Zeus
  20. Zeus instructs Iris to tell Poseidon to stop fighting
  21. Iris warns Poseidon to stop fighting or Zeus will punish him
  22. Poseidon refuses to accept orders from Zeus
  23. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades determine which third of the world they will each rule
  24. Iris cautions Poseidon to reconsider defying Zeus
  25. Poseidon agrees to remove himself from battle
  26. Poseidon warns Iris that if Zeus spares Troy, he, Hera, Athena, Hermes and Hephaestus will be very angry
  27. Zeus sends Apollo to rescue Hector and prepare him to rally the Trojans
  28. Apollo finds Hector lying on the battlefield and gives him strength to fight
  29. Thoas and the other Achaeans are shocked to see that Hector is still alive
  30. Thoas orders the main body of the Danaans back to the ships, while their best fighters try to stop Hector
  31. Hector and Apollo lead the Trojans in a march against the Achaeans
  32. Apollo renders the Achaeans too terrified and incompetent to fight
  33. Hector kills Stichius and Arkesilaos
  34. Aeneas kills Medon and Iasos
  35. Polydamas kills Mecisteus
  36. Polites kills Echios
  37. Agenor kills Clonius
  38. Paris kills Deiochus
  39. Apollo kicks down the wall of the Achaeans
  40. Nestor prays to Zeus not to grant victory to the Trojans
  41. Patroclus leaves Eurypylus’ side to encourage Achilles to fight
  42. Hector and Ajax fight over the same ship, but neither will relinquish the upper hand
  43. Ajax strikes Kaletor down
  44. Hector orders the Trojans, Lycians and Dardanians to recover Kaletor’s body
  45. Hector kills Lycophron
  46. Teucer kills Cleitus
  47. Teucer tries to shoot Hector, but Zeus turns his arrow aside
  48. Teucer puts aside his bow, and the Trojans take it as a sign that the gods favour them
  49. Hector kills Schedius
  50. Ajax kills Laodamas
  51. Polydamas kills Otus
  52. Meges kills Croesmus
  53. Meges and Menelaus kill Dolops
  54. Hector and Melanippus stop Meges and Menelaus from stripping Dolops of his armour
  55. Antilochus kills Melanippus
  56. Zeus inspires Hector and the Trojans to fight harder and set fire to the ships of the Achaeans
  57. Hector kills Periphetes
  58. Nestor tries to rally the Achaeans to stand against the Trojans
  59. Athena restores clarity to the sight of the Achaeans
  60. Ajax refuses to retreat and orders the Danaans to defend their ships
  61. Hector rushes the Achaean ships
  62. Hector captures the ship of Protesilaus
  63. Hector orders his men to bring fire to the Greek ships and raise the battle cry
  64. Ajax falls back from the Trojans and orders his men to fight
  65. Ajax kills twelve Trojans in a row for trying to bring fire to Hector at the ships
  66. Iasus comes from Athens
  67. Otus comes from Cyllene
  68. King Euphetes gives Phyleus a metal corselet
  69. Melanippus farm cattle in Perkote
  70. Priam treats Melanippus as one of his sons
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