The Iliad

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  1. 3. Fought and wounded Ares and Aphrodite (with a spear) with the help of Athena
  2. 7. King of Troy
  3. 9. son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; commander of the Trojan forces
  4. 10. One of Zeus's sons. Sarpedon's fate seems intertwined with the gods' quibbles, calling attention to the unclear nature of the gods' relationship to Fate.
  5. 12. (Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War
  6. 14. Ajax An Achaean commander, Great Ajax (sometimes called "Telamonian Ajax" or simply "Ajax") is the second mightiest Achaean warrior after Achilles. His extraordinary size and strength help him to wound Hector twice by hitting him with boulders. He often fights alongside Little Ajax, and the pair is frequently referred to as the "Aeantes."
  7. 16. (main character) Son of Laertes and Anticleia, husband of Penelope and father of Telemachus. A cunning, shrewd and eloquent hero. Came up with the idea of the Trojan horse which led the Greeks to victory against Troy. "Man of many wiles".
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  1. 1. King of Pylos and a former warrior in the Trojan War. Like Odysseus, Nestor is known as a clever speaker. Telemachus visits him in Book 3 to ask about his father, but Nestor knows little of Odysseus's whereabouts.
  2. 2. Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, and mother of Hector and Paris.
  3. 4. Achilles' best friend, killed by Hector
  4. 5. Prince of Troy
  5. 6. greatest greek warrior who fights for honor, kills Hector, and is killed by being shot in the heal
  6. 8. King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen, he helped lead the Greeks in the Trojan War. He offers Telemachus assistance in his quest to find Odysseus when Telemachus visits him in Book 4.
  7. 11. A Trojan archer. Pandarus's shot at Menelaus in Book 4 breaks the temporary truce between the two sides.
  8. 13. trojan hero who became "father of romans"
  9. 15. Ajax An Achaean commander, Little Ajax is the son of Oileus (to be distinguished from Great Ajax, the son of Telamon). He often fights alongside Great Ajax, whose stature and strength complement Little Ajax's small size and swift speed. The two together are sometimes called the "Aeantes."