Chapter 35: The Battle for Troy Flashcards
1
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Achilles
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He is a warrior who hailed from Thessaly (a mountainous region on the northern Greek peninsula).
2
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Agamemnon
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He is the brother of Menelaus. He helped his brother get revenge on Paris. He was the high king of the Greeks.
3
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Helen
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She was a princess from Argos, which lay just north of Sparta. She married Menelaus, and attracted the eye of Paris.
4
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Menelaus
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He is the king of the Greek city Sparta. He married Helen.
5
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Nestor
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The king of Pylos, the Mycenaean city credited with sending sixty ships to the anti-Troy alliance.
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Paris
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He is the son of the king of Troy, his eyes got attracted to Helen.
7
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Priam
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He is the king of Troy, at the end of the Illiad, his is still on the throne with the Greek army still sitting outside the walls.
