Editing Trojan War (section)

====Ajax and a game of ''petteia''====
Ajax, son of Telamon, laid waste the Thracian peninsula of which [[Polymestor]], a son-in-law of Priam, was king. Polymestor surrendered [[Polydorus (son of Priam)|Polydorus]], one of Priam's children, of whom he had custody. He then attacked the town of the [[Phrygia]]n king Teleutas, killed him in single combat and carried off his daughter [[Tecmessa of Phrygia|Tecmessa]].<ref>Dictis Cretensis ii. 18; Sophocles, ''Ajax'' 210.</ref> Ajax also hunted the Trojan flocks, both on Mount Ida and in the countryside.

[[File:Exekias, anfora con achille e aiace che giocano a dai, castore e polluce, da vulci, 540-30 ac ca. 03.JPG|thumb|right|Achilles and Ajax engaged in a game, {{Circa|540–530 BC}}, [[Vatican Museums]]]]

Numerous paintings on pottery have suggested a tale not mentioned in the literary traditions. At some point in the war Achilles and Ajax were playing a board game ({{lang|grc-Latn|petteia}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.personal.psu.edu/wxk116/roma/petteia.html|title=Petteia|access-date=2006-12-11|archive-date=2006-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209122834/http://www.personal.psu.edu/wxk116/roma/petteia.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/Archives/Austin/index.html|title=Greek Board Games|access-date=2006-12-11|archive-date=2009-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408090534/http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/Archives/Austin/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were absorbed in the game and oblivious to the surrounding battle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/roma/latruncu.html|title=Latrunculi|access-date=2006-12-11|archive-date=2006-09-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915044905/http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/roma/latruncu.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Trojans attacked and reached the heroes, who were only saved by an intervention of Athena.<ref>Kakrides vol. 5 p. 92.</ref>