Hera has a cunning plan by which she’ll distract Zeus
For if her husband sleeps then this will set Poseidon loose
With the god’s assistance the Achaeans could then win
So she bathes in fine ambrosia and oils her lovely skin
She gets a patterned Zone from Aphrodite for her breasts
Persuades the god of Sleep to see her husband while he rests
When Zeus sees his wife he becomes crazy with desire
“Oh lovely Hera! I must have you! My heart is on fire!
I want you more than anyone I’ve seen in all my life
More than Danae, or Demeter, or Ixion’s wife
More than Phoenix’ daughter, who I twice impregnated
More than Alcmene, Semele, other girls I’ve dated
More even than Leto, and she was quite a sight!”
So they make love, Zeus sleeps, and now Poseidon joins the fight
Ajax injures Hector with a boulder in the chest
Without their leader, now the Trojan line is sorely pressed
Many Trojans now are killed, they flee towards their wall
It’s Ajax (son of Oileus) who kills the most of all
Not to be confused with Ajax who’s Telamon’s son
He’s the mighty warrior, this is the small, quick one.
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