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Achilles: Temperamental Greek soldier who is the greatest warrior in history. No man can stand against him. He is the son of Peleus and a sea nymph named Thetis.
Agamemnon: Commander-in-chief of the Greek armies.
Menelaus: King of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon. After his wife, Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, was taken by a Trojan named Paris, the Greeks declared war on Troy.
Helen: Wife of Menelaus, paramour of Paris, and the most beautiful woman in the world.
Odysseus (Roman name, Ulysses): King of Ithaca and brilliant strategist. He is unsurpassed in cunning.
Aias the Great (Roman name, Ajax the Great): Hulking giant who is second only to Achilles in battlefield prowess. Many translators of the epic use his Roman name, perhaps because of the force of its emphatic consonants–and everyone's familiarity with the power of a popular cleanser found in bathrooms and kitchens.
Patroclus: Greek warrior and beloved companion of Achilles.
Diomedes: Greek warrior of extraordinary valor and ability.
Calchas: Soothsayer who explains an important event.
Nestor: Wise old king who advises Agamemnon.
Briseis: Beautiful captive of Achilles.
Chryseis: Captive of Agamemnon.
Priam: King of Troy.
Hector: Bravest and most accomplished of the Trojan warriors; son of Priam.
Paris: Trojan who took Helen From Menelaus.
Aeneas: Brave and powerful Trojan warrior.
Zeus (Roman name, Jupiter): King of the gods who prefers to remain neutral in the war but intervenes after a plea for help.
Hera (Roman name, Juno): Queen of the gods who favors the Greeks.
Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war who favors the Greeks.
Poseidon (Roman name, Neptune): God of the sea who favors the Greeks.
Hephaestus (Roman name, Vulcan): God of the forge who favors the Greeks.
Aphrodite (Roman name,...