domeneus is not above calling for help when he is in danger: "Over here, my friends! I'm all alone, defend me! I fear Aeneas-terribly-..." [Book XIII. 556-557] And even the great tactician Odysseus hesitates before continuing into a badly matched fight: "A disgraceful thing if I should break and run, fearing their main force-but it's far worse if I'm taken alone." [Book XI. 478-480] Though Odysseus ultimately chooses to risk death by continuing to fight, it is important to note that he considered his options as opposed to plunging recklessly into battle against greater numbers.
             Even postmortem it is still possible to spite the enemy via the desecration of the foe's body. When the effort made to recover bodies during battle is co
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