The Myrmidons mourn Patroclus and burn him on a pyre
A hundred foot of timber and twelve Trojans set on fire
Once Patroclus is in his tomb, Achilles then devises
A range of competitions to win fabulous prizes
Chariot racing, boxing, wrestling, running, throwing spears
The chariot first prize includes a tripod which has ears
Diomedes is champion, once off Eumelos stumbles
Antilochos comes second, but Menelaus grumbles
Antilochos concedes "all right, you take the prize, my friend"
But Menelaus says that he can keep it in the end
Epeios wins a jenny as the victor of the boxing
The prize for wrestling is a giant tripod worth twelve oxen
Odysseus and mighty Ajax wrestle to a draw
Then in the foot race, Oileus' son Ajax hits the floor
Athene trips him, so Odysseus can win a bowl
Diomedes beats Ajax in a fight, a sword the goal
Polypoites wins some iron with a massive throw
And people laugh when Epeios attempts to have a go
Meriones and Teukros have an archery contest
The former wins some axes, as his shooting is the best
Agamemnon gets the prize for javelin with no throws:
he's easily the best at it as everybody knows
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