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The Iliad Character Descriptions

The document summarizes key characters in the Trojan War. The Trojans included King Priam and his family like Hector, Paris who chose Aphrodite and started the war. The Greeks included warriors like Odysseus, Achilles, Agamemnon and Menelaus who fought to get Menelaus' wife Helen back from Paris. The gods also took sides in the war like Hera supporting the Greeks while Apollo supported the Trojans. The war ended with Greeks hiding in the Trojan horse to defeat Troy.

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The Iliad Character Descriptions

The document summarizes key characters in the Trojan War. The Trojans included King Priam and his family like Hector, Paris who chose Aphrodite and started the war. The Greeks included warriors like Odysseus, Achilles, Agamemnon and Menelaus who fought to get Menelaus' wife Helen back from Paris. The gods also took sides in the war like Hera supporting the Greeks while Apollo supported the Trojans. The war ended with Greeks hiding in the Trojan horse to defeat Troy.

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Trojans/Troy Astyanax- Helen’s infant son

Polyxena- sacrifice to the grave of Achilles.


King Priam- ruled in the wealthy, fortified city of
Troy. He has over 50 children with different
concubine.
Hecuba- wife of King Priam and the mother of Greeks/Acheans/Spartans
Paris. Odysseus- the only forced member of the Greek
Paris- known as Alexander or Alexandros who army and received the armor of Achilles after
was told by the prophecy that would bear the warrior’s death.
mischief. Achilles- the greatest Greek warrior.
Oenone- a nymph and Paris’ lover. Agamemnon- brother of the Spartan king,
Aphrodite- the receiver of the golden apple Menelaus.
from Paris. Menelaus - sibling of Agamemnon, the King of
Helen- the most beautiful woman on Earth and Mycenaeae.
a demi-god herself. *Telephus- the Mysian king who was wounded
*Zeus- the god who raped the mother of Helen by Achilles.
and the very reason of the Trojan War. *Iphigenia- the sacrifice given by Agamemnon.
*Leda- the mother of Helen. Hera- sided because he wasn’t chosen by Paris.
Cassandra- given the gift of prophecy from Athena- sided because he wasn’t chosen by
Apollo. Paris and gave courage to Diomedes.
Apollo- gave Cassandra the gift of prophecy and Poseidon- sided with her sister, Hera.
sent a plague to the Greek encampment. Hermes- sided due to her loyalty to Athena.
Calchas- a Trojan prophet who foretold an Hephaestus- wanted to get revenge from Ares
oracle. and forged the new armor of Achilles.
Troilus- died and signaled the doom of Troy. *Chryses- the father of Chryseis and the priest
Artemis- the twin sister of the god Apollo. of god Apollo.
Ares- the third party in the love story of *Briseis- the concubine of Achilles.
Hephaestus and Aphrodite. *Chryseis-concubine of Agamemnon.
*Pandarus- the Trojan archer who shot *Thetis- mother of Achilles and wife of Peleus.
Menelaus. Patroclus- persuade Achilles to fight and a good
Aeneas- the son of Aphrodite. companion of Achilles.
Andromache- wife of Hector. *Sarpedon- the son of Zeus, slaughtered by
Hector- the brother of Paris, Troilus and Patroclus.
Cassandra. *Penthesileia- the Amazon Queen.
Memnon- the prince of the Ethiopians that Ajax- committed suicide out of shame.
brought reinforcement. Neoptelemus- son of Achilles.
Helenus- the son of King Priam. *Eurypylus- brave son of Telephus.
Philoctetes- heir of Heracles and the killer of Epeius- built the Trojan Horse and guided by
Paris. Athena
Deiphobus- Helen’s husband after Paris’ death
Antenor- gave hospitality to Odysseus and
Menelaus.

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