Books Ten through Twelve

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The great Apollo has shown me that spies have overrun the war! Have we really gotten down to acting like children?

Diomedes and Odysseus were out spying, and I guess they found out the positions of our cities warriors. I woke with a fright, and instantly waking and telling Hector he told me he had already known. He said that Dolon had gone out to spy on the enemy, and must have been caught. He had also said that Odysseus and Diomedes had killed twelve Thracian soldiers and their king.

I don't know how I went back to sleep after hearing that, but I had a dream of torture and unreasoning concerning the Acheans. How could they do that to poor Dolon, then again, how could he tell them our information. He must have known that there was all but little hope that they would have let him go unharmed.

The next day more battles take place. I saw, when peering over the wall, Paris wounding Diomedes! Serves him right, though I'm surprised my brother-in-law was able to do such a feat. Odysseus was also harmed, the gods must have favored us Trojans today.

Strange thing these visions, I was feeding Astyanax later that evening when I had another. I guess now they're coming whenever they want, and not just as dreams while I take slumber. An eagle appeared again, flying by the Trojan army and drops a serpent near the soldiers. Why do I keep on dreaming of these majestic birds? Every time I do, I swallow a rock which crashes down to the bottom of my stomach. The gods confirmed that this was not a good sign, for they gave Polydamas the idea that Troy will fail on their attempt at fighting. When Polydamas relayed this to my husband, Hector continues charging forth towards breaking the gates of the Achaean fortifications.


The war finally caught up with him, Hector. Even if his physical form survives, his soul, his character has fallen. He already has died, my dear Hector. His main focus is no longer on defending his city and being a father, he has turned into a rage-driven, blood-thirsty warrior.


Lattimore, Richmond, trans. The Iliad of Homer. Chicago: The University of
     Chicago Press, 2011. Print. This book was the base of which I got the
     majority of the information in my characters blog post.