Achilles: The central character of the Iliad and
the greatest warrior in the Achaian army.
Agamemnon: The well-meaning but irresolute king of
Mycenae; commander-in-chief of the expedition against Troy.
Diomedes: He ranks among the finest and bravest of
the Achaian warriors.
Odysseus: The shrewdest and most subtle of all the
Achaians and a brave warrior besides, as he demonstrates on many occasions.
Nestor: The oldest of the Achaian warriors at Troy.
Helen: Originally married to Menelaos, she ran away
to Troy with Paris and became his wife. Supposedly, she is the most beautiful
woman in the world.
Menelaos: King
of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon, He was the husband of Helen.
Hektor (Hector): Prince of Troy and son of Priam and
Hekuba. Hektor is commander of all the Trojan and allied forces. He is the
greatest of the Trojan warriors.
Andromache: The wife of Hektor.
Paris (Alexandros): A prince of Troy; son of Priam
and Hekuba; also husband of Helen.
Priam: King of Troy.
Zeus: The supreme god and king of Olympos.
Aphrodite: Daughter of Zeus; goddess of love and
sexual desire.
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