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Priam | King of Troy |
Agamemnon | King of Mycenae, leader of the Greeks |
Menelaus | King of Sparta, husband of Helen |
Paris | Son of Priam, decided who was "fairest" |
Cassandra | Daughter of Priam, prophetess whose prophecies were never believed |
Aeneas | Trojan war hero whose descendants founded Rome |
Achilles | Chief warrior for the Greeks; semi-divine |
Patroclus | Achilles' best friend |
Helen | The most beautiful woman in the world |
Hector | Eldest son of Priam; chief warrior for the Trojans |
Odysseus | The cleverest of the Greeks; the 'Trojan Horse' was his idea |
Nestor | The wise couselor to the Greeks; from Pylos |
Diomedes | Greek warrior; second only to Achilles in fighting prowess |
Iphigenia | Daughter of Greek leader; sacrificed before the Greeks could sail to Troy |