Athena grants Diomédes glory; he kills Pándaros and wounds Aineías and Aphrodítè; the Achaian and Trojan lords battle, joined by Athena, Hera, and Ares, whom Diomédes wounds.

The gods confirm Troy’s ruin; Athena makes Pándaros violate the oaths by wounding Meneláos, whom Macháon treats; Agamemnon urges the lords; roused by gods, the armies battle.

Paris avoids Meneláos’ response to his challenge, then agrees to fight; from the wall Helen identifies the Achaian lords; Priam goes down and oaths are sworn; Paris loses, but Aphrodítè takes him away.

After telling a deceptive dream, Agamemnon orders withdrawal; Odysseus halts it, then scourges Thersites for abusing Agamemnon; the lords rouse the army. Catalog of Achaians and Trojans.

Forced by Apollo’s punishment to return Chryses’ daughter, Agamemnon takes Achilles’ prize-girl; Achilles has his mother ask Zeus to favor the Trojans; Hera finds out and quarrels with Zeus.