Zeus In The Battle Between Xanthus And Hephaestus
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Zeus’s will was shown in the battle between Xanthus and Hephaestus. Xanthus, the river god, becomes frustrated with Achilles because he is continuously dumping dead Trojan men into his sea. Achilles continues slaughtering Paeonians one after another, who are instantly killed as they run due to terror. Xanthus tells Achilles to stop depositing corpses into his water. Achilles tells Xanthus that he will obey his orders, but not at this very moment. He tells him he will kill Trojans until they are driven back into the city and Hektor has fallen. Achilles goes into the river again, and it attacks him. Achilles tries to run away but the water follows him and continues to attempt drowning him. Achilles is mostly afraid of dying this way because it