Two Warriors
In Book 6 of The Iliad, Homer tells of two warriors who came face to face 3000 years ago on the battlefield before the Trojan city walls.
Diomedes was one, a mighty soldier of Agamemnon’s army, a man so huge and powerful most warriors facing him turned tail and ran. Yet the man he faced stood his ground. It was Glaucus, a Trojan ally.
Diomedes, amazed: “Who are you that is brave enough to face me? What is your ancestry? I have never seen you before.”
…
And as the two began to talk, their weapons were laid aside.
Read the full story: The Two Warriors.
Not only a tale of long ago
Two stories of recent times:
- Whose cheese is it – a story from Israel
- A radical idea for an ancient African conflict: talking to the enemy – a 2019 report from The Guardian.
Go here for tales to watch
Go here for a list of all tales included on this site
Go here to receive an e-mail notification when new tales are added
Permission to tell outlines my views on copyright
For those who are teachers: Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling