he stood his ground like a wild mountain boar,
Trusting his strength, standing up to a rout of men
That scream and swoop against him off in a lonely copse,
The ridge of his back bristling, his eyes flashing fire,
He grinds his teeth, champing to beat back dogs and men.
So Idomeneus, famous spearman, stood his ground,
he never gave an inch with Aeneas charging in.
– Homer
The Iliad, Book 13, lines 545-551. Idomeneus heroically stands his ground to face Trojan demi-god and warrior Aeneas, who charges at him. An epic simile likens him to a wild mountain boar standing up to a group of screaming men and dogs.