| Term | Definition |
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Hector-trojan |
eldest son of King Priam; main hero of Trojan War |
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Deiphobus-trojan |
son of King Priam |
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Cassandra-trojan |
daughter/prophetess of King Priam |
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King Priam-trojan |
dreams of the destruction of Troy; Hecuba's husband |
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Paris-trojan |
son of King Priam; cause of Trojan War |
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Agelaos-trojan |
chief herdsman and adopted father of Paris |
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King Pelias-Greek |
husband of Thetis(sea nymph) |
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King Menelaus-Greek |
of Sparta;husband of Helen |
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Achilles-Greek |
son of King Pelias; main hero of Trojan War |
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Helen-Greek |
most beautiful woman in the world, stolen by Paris, which caused the Trojan War |
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Agamemnon-Greek |
brother and leader of Greek Army; King of Mycenae |
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Chiron-Greek |
the centaur; adopted father of Achilles |
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Patroclus-Greek |
cousin to Achilles |
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Briseis-Greek |
love of Achilles; stolen by Agamemnon |
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Odysseus-Greek |
King of Ithaca; creator of the Trojan horse |
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Eris |
goddess of discord; not invited |
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Hera |
wife of Zeus |
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Athene |
goddess of wisdom |
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Aphrodite |
goddess of beauty |
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Agelaos |
servant who takes Paris to wilderness; raises Paris as his own |
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Rosemary Sutcliff |
author of book |
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Homer |
Iliad writer |