The Iliad Practice Test

In the Iliad, Diomedes wounds two gods during the mortal-on-god combat in Book 5. The two gods named as wounded are Ares, the war god, and Aphrodite, who comes to Ares’ aid. Diomedes’ bold strike against Ares, aided by Athena’s guidance, and Aphrodite’s later injury as she tries to defend him show that even immortals can be harmed in the epic’s battlefield. This moment emphasizes the personal stakes of the war and the gods’ active, sometimes vulnerable, involvement in human fighting.

The other options don’t fit because those gods are not described as being wounded by Diomedes in this scene.