| A | B |
|---|
| Achilles | Greek hero; argues with Agamemnon |
| Agamemnon | Greek Commander in Chief; takes Achilles' war prize |
| Briseis | The war prize Agamemnon takes from Achilles |
| Apollo | Chryses is one of this deity's priests. |
| Homer | He wrote The Iliad |
| Troy | The city the Greeks are trying to sack. |
| Chryseis | War prize awarded to Agamemnon. He gave her back to her father so that Apollo would quit raining death down on the Greek army. |
| Paris | This character might also be referred to as Alexander. He is the Trojan prince who was awarded Helen as a gift. |
| Nestor | In Book II, the dream sent to Agamemnon took the form of this person. |
| Thetis | Achilles' mother. |
| Zeus | Thetis asks this deity to honor her son who is doomed to die young. |
| 1000 | Helen's face was said to have launched this many ships. |
| Golden Apple | Inscribed with 'To the fairest', this non edible piece of fruit was claimed by four goddesses. |
| Athena | Zeus' daughter who favors the Achaeans, particularly the heroes. |
| Peleus | Achilles' father; Thetis' husband |
| Hera | She doesn't like the fact that her husband was making promises to Achilles' mother, Thetis. |
