Nov 13, 2024 · What gifts do Ajax and Hector exchange after their duel? Ajax gives Hector a purple sash, and Hector gives Ajax a sharp sword. These gifts symbolize mutual admiration …

Ajax left it to Hector to decide whether or not they should continue the fight, for it was he who had given the challenge; and Hector said, “Let us cease for today; often again shall we measure …

But now let us exchange gifts, that Greeks and Trojans may say, 'In fierce strife did Ajax and Hector meet, but in friendship they parted.'" So spoke Hector, and gave to Ajax his silver …

Oct 8, 2024 · After exchanging taunts, they both throw spears, with Ajax's spear penetrating Hector's shield. Ajax then knocks Hector down with a stone, but Apollo intervenes. The battle …

Hector and Ajax agree to end their duel. They exchange gifts of friendship: Hector gives up his sword, and Ajax gives up his war-belt. The two armies return to their camps. The Achaeans …

Feb 21, 2025 · In a gesture of respect and mutual admiration, Hector and Ajax exchange gifts. Hector offers his sword to Ajax, while Ajax gives Hector a belt—a symbolic exchange that …

Exchange some gift: that Greece and Troy may say, 'Not hate, but glory, made these chiefs contend; And each brave foe was in his soul a friend.'" With that, a sword with stars of silver …

Aug 28, 2016 · Ajax is the winner, and this excerpt begins with his splendid statement of indomitable courage. The duel ends not in death but, in a passage of great majesty, with …

He does so with the sword Hector gave him when they exchanged gifts. From his blood sprang a red flower, as at the death of Hyacinthus, which bore on its leaves the initial letters of Ai’s …

After agreeing to a truce in their duel until the next day because night falls, Hector suggests to Great Ajax that they exchange gifts. This shows that the Trojan hero believes his sworn enemy …