Iliad- People & Gods
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Created by:
mkwalter9 on November 12, 2009
Subjects:
english 9 honors, Drinan, iliad
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38 terms
Breton | English |
|---|---|
| Achilles |  prince of the Myrmidons; son of Thetis & Peleus; Greek |
| Agamemnon | king of Mycenae; brother of Menelaus & husband of Cytemnestra; Greek |
| Big Ajax | king of Salamis; son of Telamon; Greek; also called Telemonian Ajax or Giant Ajax |
| Little Ajax | cousin & friend of Big Ajax; Greek |
| Diomedes | king of Argos; son of Tydeus; Greek |
| Helen | originally queen of Sparta; daughter of Zeus & Leto; Greek |
| Idomenus | king of Crete; efficient warrior; Greek |
| Machaon | a surgeon; Greek |
| Menelaus | king of Sparta; brother of Agamemnon & original husband of Helen; Greek |
| Nestor | king of Pylos; oldest & most respected; Greek |
| Odysseus | king of Ithaca; clever tactician; Greek |
| Patroclus | prince of Opus; friend of Achilles; Greek |
| Phoenix | tutor & father figure to Achilles; Greek |
| Teucer | brother of Giant Ajax; star archer; Greek; also called Teucros |
| Aeneas | only survivor (along w/ his father) of the Trojan War; son of Anchises; Trojan |
| Andromache | wife of Hector; Trojan |
| Astyanax | son of Hector; Trojan |
| Dolon | a spy; Trojan |
| Glaucos | prince of Lycia; Trojan |
| Hector | prince of Troy; son of Priam & Hecuba & brother of Paris; Trojan |
| Hecuba | queen of Troy; wife of Priam & mother of Hector, Paris, et al.; Trojan |
| Paris | prince of Troy; brother of Hector; capturer or Helen; Trojan |
| Priam | king of Troy; Trojan (yeah, I know, duh) |
| Sarpedon | king of Lycia; son of Zeus; Trojan |
| Briseis | captive of Achilles taken by Agamemnon; Greek |
| Chryseis | captive of Agamemnon; daughter of Chryses; ???? (I would think, anti-Greek) |
| Chryses | priest of Apollo & father of Chryseis; ???? (I would think, anti-Greek) |
| Athena | offered Paris conquest of the Greeks for the golden apple; Greek |
| Hephaestus | god of the forge & of fire; Greek |
| Hera | offered Paris reign over asia minor for the golden apple; Greek |
| Hermes | god of thieves, travelers, & messengers; Greek |
| Poseidon | favors seafaring peoples; Greek |
| Thetis | mother of Achilles; Greek |
| Deiphobus | brother of Hector's whom Athena impersonates to lead Hector to his death |
| Polydamas | Hector's friend and counselor who warns him to go back to Troy and whom he fears should he retreat during he and Achilles' battle |
| Agenor | Trojan whom Apollo impersonates to lure Achilles away from Troy |
| Polydoros | the youngest son of Priam killed by Achilles |
| Xanthus | the river Achilles fights (called Scamander by mortals) |
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