| A | B |
| Aphrodite | main Trojan supporter |
| Hera | of the white arms |
| Calchus | bird interpreter (prophet_ |
| Achilleus | swift-footed |
| Athena | gray-eyed |
| Apollo | plagues the Greek Army |
| Hektor | of the shining helm |
| In Media Res | beginning in the middle of the story |
| Agamemnon | King of Greeks |
| Patroklos | disgraced friend of Achilles |
| Andromache | Hektor's wife |
| Menalous | Agamemnon's brother |
| Helen | fairest of women |
| Homeric Simile | long comparison that describes an event to nature |
| Astyanax | Hektor's son |
| Epic Poem | a long poem that tells of the adventure of a hero |
| Paris | a man of god-like form and beauty |
| epithet | a descriptive phrase that characterizes a person or thing |
| Priam | elderly, respected King |
| Invoking the Muses | asking a goddess for inspirationto tell a great story |