Apologies on any spelling mistakes or formatting errors, I'm writing this on my phone on summer holiday.

This week was full of action, angry gods, and heroics. I loved it!

Summaries:

Book 7 Hector challenged the Greeks to One-on-one combat withtheir best warrior to try to and the war once and for all. Menelaus volunteered but was held back by Agamemnon. Instead, Agamemnon and 8 other heroes drew lots to see who would fight Hector. Aias (Ajax) Telamonis, the Tall One, is chosen to fight Hector. They exchange blows until dusk and then call a time for the evening. Paris proposes paying back the riches he stole but keeping Helen. He is immediatley rejected and Diomedes declares his offer as a sign the Greeks one on the verge of winning. Both sides bury their dead. The Greeks build ramparts, walls, and a moat around their ships. Poseidon visits Zeus, angry that the Greeks didn't offer him tribute first. Zeus tells Poseidon to suck it up, and demolish it all when they leave.

Book 8

Zeus has finally had enough interference from the gods and threatens to maim or banish any god that fights on the battlefield to Tartarus. Zeus then goes down to Mt. Ida himself. Hector is out for carnage and attacks Nestor. Nestor's horse is crippled but he's saved by Diomedes. Together they attack Hector, killing his charioteer but are deterred by lightning. Nestor realizes Hector is being protected by Zeus. On Olympus, Hera is mad she can't directly interfere, so she gets Athena riledup. Athena realizes that zeus is protecting Hector because of his promise to Thetis. Athena suits up for battle but is tuned around by Iris with Zeus 's warning. Athena doesn't push and stays away. Hector fights the Greeks back to their encampment and the Greeks are saved by night fall.