“.. go about among the host to rally them in front of the gates, or they will fling themselves into the arms of their wives, to the great joy of our foes.”
~ The Iliad - Book VI (Samuel Butler Translation. p40 / v72)
The Iliad Book VI. Diomed is winning the war for the Greeks. Helenus ask Hector to rally the troops and go back and ask the women to do offerings to the gods. Andromache tries to dissuade Hector.
In Book 6 of The Iliad, the war is raging on, and at this point, the Achaeans seem to have the upper hand, with Diomed leading the charge and having an overarching presence in Books 5 and 6. Achaeans revere him, and Trojans fear him.