The Iliad

4. Prince of Troy and brother of Hector. He kidnaps Helen.
5. Husband of Helen.
7. Wife of Hector.
9. Son of Zeus who is killed by Patroclus.
10. The great Achaean hero who kills Hector.
11. Wise and rational general of the Achaeans. He is the subject of the sequel, the Odyssey.
12. The great Trojan prince who kills Patroclus.
14. God of the arts, of music, of the sun, he sides with the Trojans.
16. "The face that launched a thousand ships"; her kidnapping sets the stage for the Iliad.
17. God of war, he sides with the Trojans.

1. King of the gods of Mount Olympus. Initially, he forbids any immortal from interfering, although they find their way around this.
2. Achaean warrior who takes the lead in battle when Achilles refuses to fight. He is blessed by Athene.
3. The Achaean commander whose quarrel with Achilles causes the latter to bow out of the war.
4. God of the sea, he sides with the Achaeans.
6. Achilles's best friend and "brother"; he puts on Achilles's armor to improve Achaean morale but is killed on the battlefield.
8. Goddess of love, she is chosen by Paris as the most beautiful. She sides with the Trojans.
10. Goddess of wisdom, she sides with the Achaeans.
12. Queen of Olympus, she sides with the Achaeans.
13. Mother of Achilles and goddess of the sea.
15. King of Troy who mournfully meets Achilles to ask for his son's body.