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Achaean (Greek) and Phrygian (Trojan) heroes and characters associated with the Trojan War.
As recounted by Homer in the Iliad, the Trojan War is one of the most famous battles in mythology. Throughout the story, we encounter not only the Greek gods but also numerous heroes whose fame has become immortal.
Greeks (or Achaeans)
| CHARACTERS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Achilles | Leader of the Myrmidons (more details) |
| Agamemnon | King of Mycenae, commander of the Achaeans (more details) |
| Ajax the Great | King of Salamis (more details) |
| Little Ajax | King of Locre |
| Antelope | Son of Nestor |
| Calchas | Devin |
| Diomedes | King of Argos |
| Idomeneo | King of Crete |
| Iphigenia | Daughter of Agamemnon |
| Swift | King of Trica |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta (more details) |
| Mérion | Idomeneo’s Second |
| Nestor | King of Pylos |
| Palamedes | King of Euboea |
| Patroclus | Friend of Achilles |
| Teucer | Brother of Ajax the Great |
| Ulysses | King of Ithaca (more details) |
Troyans (the Phrygians)
| CHARACTERS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Andromache | Hector’s wife |
| Anténor | Trojan prince |
| Briseis | Queen of Lyrnessos |
| Cassandra | Daughter of Priam, priestess of Athena (more details) |
| Chryséis | Daughter of Chryses, the priest of Apollo |
| Deiphobe | Son of Priam |
| Aeneas | Son of Aphrodite, leader of the Dardanians (see the *Aeneid*) |
| Glaucus | Sarpedos’s second-in-command |
| Hector | Son of Priam, commander of the Trojans (more details) |
| Hecuba | Queen of Troy |
| Helen | The wife of Menelaus, abducted by Paris |
| Helenos | Son of Priam |
| Pandaros | Leader of the Warriors of Zele |
| Paris | Son of Priam (more details) |
| Priam | King of Troy |
| Sarpedon | Son of Zeus, leader of the Lycians |
| Théano | Wife of Anténor, High Priestess of Hera |
References
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