Characters

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Menelaus

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Greek: King of Sparta and the abandoned husband of Helen. He is the younger brother of Agamemnon.

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Patroclus

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Greek: Soldier, beloved companion to Achilles. Patroclus died wearing Achilles’ armor.

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Peleus

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Greek:Father to Achilles, husband of Thetis

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Andromache

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Trojan: Wife of Hector, mother to Astyanax.

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Astyanax

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Trojan: Infant son of Hector and Andromache. Also called Scamandrius

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Scamandrius

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Trojan: Infant son of Hector and Andromache. Also called Astyanax.

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Briseis

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Trojan: Girl captured and given as war prize to Achilles, then taken by Agamemnon.

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Chryseis

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Trojan: Girl, captured and given to Agamemnon as war prize. Daughter of Chryses, priest of Apollo.

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Chryses

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Trojan: Priest of Apollo. His daughter, Chryseis, captured and given to Agamemnon as war prize.

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Hector

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Trojan: The greatest Trojan warrior and son of Priam and Hecuba.

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Paris

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Trojan: Son of Priam and Hector. His seduction of Helen and started the war

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Priam

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Trojan: King of Troy, married to Hecuba father of Hector and Paris.

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Hecuba

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Trojan: Wife of Priam, mother of Hector and Priam.

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Zeus

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Immortal: Most powerful of gods.

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Apollo

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Immortal: Favors and protects Trojans, called Phoebus. Archer, god of light, healing and pestilence.

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Athena

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Immortal: Powerful daughter of Zeus, helps the Greeks, also called Pallas. Lost Golden Apple.

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Hera

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Immortal: Wife and sister of Zeus, favors the Greeks. Lost Golden Apple.

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Aphrodite

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Immortal: Goddess of love, winner of Golden Apple, protects Helen, Paris and favors the Trojans

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Thetis

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Immortal: Wife of mortal Peleus, mother of Achilles.

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Odysseus

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Greek: A great solider and master of the horse plan.

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Aeneas

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Trojan: Cousin of Hector, his principal lieutenant, son of Aphrodite, the only major Trojan figure to survive the war. Held by later tradition to be the forefather of the founders of Rome.