Editing Hector (section)

====Duel with Ajax====
As described by Homer in the ''Iliad''<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 7.43–305.</ref> at the advice of Hector's brother [[Helenus]] (who also is divinely inspired) and being told by him that he is not destined to die yet, Hector manages to get both armies seated and challenges any one of the Greek warriors to [[single combat]]. The [[Argives]] are initially reluctant to accept the challenge. However, after [[Nestor (mythology)|Nestor]]'s chiding, nine Greek [[hero]]es step up to the challenge and draw by lot to see who is to face Hector. [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]] wins. Hector is unable to pierce Ajax's famous shield, but Ajax crushes Hector's shield with a rock and stabs through his armor with a spear, drawing blood, upon which the god Apollo intervenes, and the duel is ended, as the sun is setting. Hector gives Ajax his sword, which Ajax later uses to kill himself. Ajax gives Hector his girdle that Achilles later attaches to his chariot to drag Hector's corpse around the walls of Troy.

The Greeks and the Trojans make a truce to bury the dead. In the early dawn the next day, the Greeks take advantage of the truce to build a wall and ditch around the ships, while Zeus watches in the distance.<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 7.433ff.</ref>