the illiad charactefrs

Question 1

Ajax

Answer 1

Greek. Warrior known for size and strenght

Question 2

Diomedes

Answer 2

Greek. Warrior known for his courtesy and gallantry

Question 3

Calchas

Answer 3

Greek. Soothsayer and prophet and tells Achilles why there’s a plague

Question 4

Menalaus

Answer 4

Greek. King and brother to Agamemnon

Question 5

Nester

Answer 5

Oldest Greek warrior. Wants to keep peace between Agamemnon and Achilles

Question 6

Patroclus

Answer 6

Greek. Achilles friend who wears his armor to battle

Question 7

Meriones

Answer 7

Greek ally who fights woth Aeneas over Sarpedon’s body

Question 8

Athena

Answer 8

Chooses Greeks becasue of Paris’ decision

Question 9

Hera

Answer 9

Wants to destroy Troy because of Paris’ decision

Question 10

Thetis

Answer 10

Achilles’ mother and suports her son when he wants Zeus to go against Greeks

Question 11

Hephaestus

Answer 11

Makes Achillies armor at the request of Thetis

Question 12

Hactor

Answer 12

Prince of Troy. Most noble person in the Epic

Question 13

Aeneas

Answer 13

Trojan warrior. Son of Aphrodite

Question 14

Priam

Answer 14

King of Troy. Doesn’t fight but goes to camp to ransom son’s body

Question 15

Astynax

Answer 15

Trojan. Hector’s infant son

Question 16

Chryseis

Answer 16

daughter of priest of Apollo that Agamemnon captures

Question 17

Hecuba

Answer 17

Wife of Priam. Makes offering to Athena

Question 18

Andromache

Answer 18

Trojan. Hector’s wife

Question 19

Cassandra

Answer 19

Trojan. Priam’s daughter and first to see him arrive with Hector’s body. Will be Agamemnon’s war prize

Question 20

Sarpedon

Answer 20

Trojan ally. Zeus’ son who he consideres saving when he fights Patroclus

Question 21

Aphrodite

Answer 21

Protects Paris because he gave her the golden apple

Question 22

Apollo

Answer 22

causes pleague against Greeks because his preists’ daughter was taken

Question 23

Ares

Answer 23

God of war who fights for Troy because he loves Aphrodite

Question 24

Zeus

Answer 24

Is neutral (god of justice) but doesn’t go against Greeks because of Thetis