Book Seven

Hector halts the battle and tells the Achaeans: "Choose
a champion to fight me man to man, I'm sure he'll lose"
Without Achilles, there's no Greek who is as strong as Hector
And so they use a lottery as champion selector
Hector will face Ajax, tallest of Achaean lords
They fight with spears, they fight with stones, they're going to fight with swords
But Idaios the herald interrupts, cries "Stop the fight!
It's getting dark, it's time to stop, we can't go on all night."
Both sides agree to have a break and gather those who fell
So they can burn the bodies; the Greeks build a wall as well.