The Beguiling of Jove

"While he was thus engaged a sweet and careless sleep might be made to steal over his eyes and senses."

In one of the most famous episodes of the epic, the 'Dios Apate', Juno orchestrates a masterful deception. By seducing Jove and enlisting the help of Sleep, she lulls the King of Gods into a stupor, allowing Neptune to lead a devastating Greek counter-charge that leaves Hector stunned and the Trojans in retreat.