Book V

Pallas Athena fills Diomed with divine force and courage, making him shine brightly on the battlefield.

Diomed kills one of Dares' sons, prompting Minerva to persuade Mars to withdraw from the battle with her.

Various Greek leaders, including Atrides and Menelaus, successfully slay several Trojan warriors in the ongoing pursuit.

After more Trojans fall, Diomed rages across the plain like a flooding river, driving back entire armies.

The Lycian archer Pandarus wounds Diomed with an arrow, causing the hero to retreat and pray to Minerva.

Minerva heals Diomed, grants him the ability to see gods, and sends him back into battle with renewed fury.

After Diomed slays more Trojans, a concerned Aeneas finds Pandarus and urges him to shoot the formidable Greek warrior.

Pandarus tells Aeneas he has already wounded Diomed, and he laments his decision to bring his bow instead of his chariot.

Aeneas convinces Pandarus to fight alongside him in his chariot, and their approach is spotted by Diomed's charioteer, Sthenelus.

Diomed scorns retreat and instructs Sthenelus to capture Aeneas's divine horses after he deals with the two Trojan heroes.

Pandarus's spear fails to harm Diomed, who then kills the archer with a single throw guided by Pallas Athena.

Diomed fells Aeneas with a giant stone, but Venus rescues her son while Sthenelus captures his divine horses.

Diomed pursues and wounds Venus on the hand, taunting her as she flees and drops her son, Aeneas.

Aided by Iris, the wounded Venus flees to Olympus, where her mother Dione consoles her with tales of other gods who suffered from mortals.

Dione warns of Diomed's fate, Juno and Pallas mock Venus, and Jove gently tells his daughter to stay out of battle.

After Apollo warns Diomed away from Aeneas, he heals the hero in Troy and then urges Mars to punish the Greek.

Incited by Mars, Sarpedon sharply criticizes Hector for not leading the Trojans and relying too heavily on his allies.

Stung by the rebuke, Hector rallies his troops, and with Mars's aid, the Trojans turn to face the steadfast Greeks.

After Agamemnon encourages his men and kills a foe, Aeneas slays two Greeks before retreating from Menelaus and Antilochus.

After more Trojans fall, Hector advances with Mars, causing even the great Diomed to pause in fear.

Diomed warns the Greeks to retreat slowly from Mars, while Hector kills two men and Ajax slays another.

Tlepolemus, son of Hercules, insults and challenges Sarpedon, who retorts and accepts the duel.

Sarpedon kills Tlepolemus but is badly wounded himself; as he is carried away, he begs Hector for aid.

Sarpedon's friends tend to his wound while Hector continues the fight, killing several more renowned Greek warriors.

Outraged by Mars's interference, Juno speaks to Minerva and prepares her magnificent golden chariot for war.

Pallas Athena dons Jove's terrible armor and shield, then ascends the chariot with Juno to depart from Olympus.

Juno gets Jove's permission to discipline Mars, and the two goddesses descend from Olympus to the Trojan plain.

Juno rallies the Argives with a mighty shout, while Minerva finds Diomed resting and rebukes him for his inaction.

Diomed explains he is obeying orders, so Minerva rescinds them, urging him to attack Mars and joining him in his chariot.

Guided by Minerva, Diomed's spear wounds Mars, whose roar of pain stuns both armies as he flees to Olympus.

Mars complains to Jove about being wounded, but Jove rebukes him as the most hateful god, blaming his nature on his mother, Juno.

Paeon quickly heals the god of war, who is restored to his place, while Juno and Pallas return to Olympus.