Iliad characters- The Greeks Flashcards
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Achilles
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greatest warrior; son of mortal king Peleus and sea-goddess Thetis; king of the Myrmidons
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Agamemnon
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king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces; Menelaus’ brother
3
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Menelaus
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king of Sparta and husband of Helen
4
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Helen
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wife of Menelaus; seduced by Paris: she is the cause of the war
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Ajax
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one of the strongest Greek warriors
6
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Calchas
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seer/prophet who counsels the Greeks
7
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Nestor
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king of Pylos; oldest Greek leader; serves as counselor(the voice of wisdom)
8
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Patroclus
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Achilles’ best friend; Greek warrior
9
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Odysseus
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wily, middle-aged Greek warrior
10
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Clytemnestra
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Agamemnon’s wife and sister of Helen
11
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom
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Hera
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wife of Zeus (she is an enemy of the Trojans)
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Thetis
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sea-goddess and mother of Achilles
