| A | B |
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| Agamemnon | Brother of Menelaus; commander in chief of Greek army; "sacrificed" daughter |
| Sinon | Greek left behind to explain the horse by lying |
| King Priam | King of Troy; old; father of Cassandra, Hector and Paris. Dies at Troy |
| Cassandra | Trojan; daughter of Priam; always tells the truth but never believed |
| Ajax | great Greek warrior. Contends for the armour of Achilles with Ulysses. Loses and kills himself |
| Achilles | most powerful Greek warrior. Kills Hector, killed by Paris. Vulnerable only in heel; refuses to fight after Agamemnon takes his prize. Should not be played by Brad Pitt. |
| Menelaus | Brother of Agamemnon; First husband of Helen. Duels Paris |
| Diomedes | Great Greek warrior. Goes on a raid with Achilles. Wounds Ares and Venus on battlefield. Almost kills Aeneas |
| Hector | Great Trojan defender. Son of Priam, brother of Paris and Cassandra. Kills Patrocles, killed by Achilles. Body dragged around city and ransomed by Priam. |
| Laocoon | Trojan priest who warns against horse "Whatever it is, I fear Greeks bearing gifts" He and his sons are killed by sea snakes. |
| Paris | Trojan son of Priam, brother of Hector and Cassandra. Judges Venus to be most beautiful, takes Helen from Greece. Kills Achilles. |
| Aeneas | Trojan hero. 2nd best fighter (to Hector). Escapes Troy with father and son, sails to Italy. |
| Patrocles | Best friend of Achilles. Wears his armor in order to scare Trojans. Killed by Hector. |
| Helen | "Face that launched 1,000 ships." Most beautiful woman in the world. Given as a prize to Paris. Menelaus was 1st husband. |
| Ulysses (Odysseus) | Greek leader. Smart and tricksy. Thinks of idea of horse. Goes on a raid with Diomedes. Long journey home with adventures including Cyclops, Sirens, Calypso, etc. |
