Although he knew he was on the losing side, Ares had joined the Trojans since Aphrodite had also sided with them. One day on the battlefield of Troy, Ares spotted Athena. He then attacked Athena and struck her indestructible armor, the aegis, with his spear. Enraged, Athena picked up a giant boulder and threw it at Ares. Ares tried to dodge it, but then crushed him and knocked him unconscious. His entire body, 7 pelethra (about 700 feet) long, fell to the ground in the middle of the battlefield. Another day, Athena was spotted again by Ares with a Greek hero named Diomedes. Ares attempted to attack Athena again, but she dodged the attack and helped Diomedes stab Ares in the thigh with his spear. Ares then screamed out loud in pain, even though he knew he would not die, for he was a god. Homer described Ares' scream as equal to the screams of 10,000 men. Ares then fled back to Mount Olympus and complained to Zeus of the pain he felt. Zeus ignored the complaints, but still told Paeana, the god of healing, to apply immediate relief medicine on his