“As a stallion full-fed at the manger, stalled to long, breaking free of his tether gallops down the plain, out for his favorite plunge in a river’s cool currents, thundering in his pride” Book 6 page 212

I really liked this Epic Simile. It compares Hector and Paris to a horse. The simile tells us this stallion (horse) is fully fed, has waited long enough and is now breaking free. This is a very creative way to describe the two brothers as they head into battle.

The way I view it, Paris and Hector have been well fed meaning they are well prepared for battle. They have waited long enough for the right opportunity and now are breaking free. But what are they breaking free from? Well in terms of Paris, he is breaking free from the criticism that he is not a great warrior. But now as they head into battle, they are compared to beautiful, fully prepared horses galloping down the plain.