Character Glossary

Summary

• This character glossary mainly explains the mythological biography of Greek gods and mortals.
• Aphrodite, the goddess of love, champion of the Trojans and mother of Aeneas, favored Paris.
• Apollo, the god of light, sent the plague upon the Greek army and was instrumental in the deaths of Achilles and Patroclus.
• Artemis, Apollo's twin sister, stopped the wind from blowing, stranding the Greek fleet, until the sacrifice of Iphigenia appeased her.
• Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, was a supporter of the Greeks and guardian of Odysseus.
• Chiron, the only good centaur, was known for teaching heroes and inventing medicine.
• Hera, the queen of the gods, hated the Trojans and predominantly harassed Aeneas after Troy fell.
• Scamander, the god of the river, is another champion of the Trojans.
• Thetis, a sea-nymph, is the mother of Achilles and tried several ways to make him immortal.
• Zeus, the king of the gods, fathered multiple heroes.
• Achilles, a mortal, was a great warrior known for his swift-footedness and singing voice, and chose fame over a long life..
• Aeneas, son of Aphrodite and Anchises, fought in the Trojan War and founded the Roman people.
• Agamemnon, the ruler of the biggest kingdom in Greece, served as the leader of the Greek expedition to Troy.
• Ajax was the second greatest Greek warrior and killed himself out of grief and rage.
• Andromache, Hector's wife, founded the city Buthrotum with Helenus after the fall of Troy.
• Automendon was Achilles' charioteer who served his son.
• Briseis was a captive given to Achilles as a war prize, and was taken away from him by Agamemnon.
• Calchas, a priest, advised Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter and return a slave girl to her father.
• Deidameia married Achilles and bore Pyrrhus.
• Diomedes, the king of Argos, was a valuable warrior favored by Athena.
• Hector, a prince of Troy, was known for his nobility and love for his family and was killed by Achilles.
• Helen, known for her beauty, was given to Menelaus and her abduction by Paris led to the Trojan War.
• Menelaus, Helen's husband, led the army to retrieve her.
• Nestor, a former companion of Heracles, served as a counselor during the Trojan War.
• Odysseus proposed the vow to uphold Helen's marriage and devised the Trojan horse trick.
• Paris, the son of Priam, started the Trojan War after he was bribed by Aphrodite with Helen.
• Patroclus, the son of King Menoitius, fled to Peleus' court, where he grew up with Achilles.
• Pyrrhus, Achilles' son, joined the war after his father's death and participated in the trick of the Trojan horse.