Book Twenty

The gods are all assembled too, and mighty Zeus declares
his ban is over, they can now take part in men’s affairs
Down to the field of battle the gods make their descent
But they mostly fight each other which is not quite what Zeus meant
To fight Achilles, Aeneas is stirred up by Apollo
He’s not sure this is good advice but nonetheless he’ll follow
He finds Achilles, tells him of his ancestry at length
His great-great-great-great-great grandfather’s Zeus, this gives him strength
Achilles, though, is stronger, and Aeneas would get killed
Except Poseidon rescues him before his blood is spilled
Achilles now seeks Hector, tries to hit him with his spear
But every time, Apollo’s fog makes Hector disappear
This makes Achilles angrier, he’s really seeing red
He can’t find Hector so he kills some other men instead