The Achaeans
Achilles
Son of King Peleus of Phthia and the immortal sea goddess Thetis. Called the Best of the Achaeans.
Agamemnon
Overlord of Achaean Kings and brother to Menelaus, the jilted husband of Helen.
Great Ajax
The Strongest of the Achaeans, called "Great Ajax" or Telamonian Ajax to avoid confusing him with a smaller warrior of the same name.
Calchas
A seer who interprets the will of the gods for the Achaean army.
Odysseus
The Sneakiest of the Achaeans.
Thersites
The Most Obnoxious of the Achaeans. Generally despised by his allies for being socially unaware. Surely there are great things in store for him in the future!
Other Achaeans
Diomedes
One of the Epigoni who sacked Boeotian Thebes
Menelaus
King of Sparta, brother to Agamemnon, jilted husband of Helen
Achaean Allies
Idomenus
King of a hundred cities on the island of Crete
Meriones
A Cretan prince, brother to Idomenus
The Trojans
King Priam
King of Troy and father to quite a lot of children
Andromache
Wife of Crown Prince Hector and mother to Astyanax
Cassandra
A daughter of Priam and Hecuba whose dire predictions are always accurate and always ignored
Paris
Also called Alexandros, a son of Priam and Hecuba who judged a beauty pageant of goddesses and "won" the "right" to abduct Helen of Sparta
Other Trojans
Queen Hecuba
Queen of Troy
Prince Deiphobus
A son of Priam and Hecuba
Prince Helenus
A son of Priam and Hecuba
Polydamas
He has a good ashen spear and a cautious nature, a commoner who rose through the ranks for his good counsel and friendship with Hector
Polyxena
A daughter of Priam and Hecuba
Pammon
A son of Priam and Hecuba
Trojan Allies
General Aeneas
A son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Aethicus
The Best of the Paphlagonians
The Immortals
Legacy Gods
Eos
Goddess of the Dawn, who opens the gate for Helios each morning
Thetis
An Ocean Goddess, mother of Achilles
Olympians
Aphrodite
The Goddess of Love who backs the Trojans, especially her favorite prince, Paris
Athena
Goddess of War and Wisdom who backs the Achaeans, especially her favorite warrior, Odysseus
Ares
God of War and Anger
Apollo
God of Light, Prophecy, and Music who backs the Trojans
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Mythoversal Troad
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Retelling the Iliad in its original setting with a format that allows a deeper exploration of the characters and their motivations. A good idea or something totally unnecessary? Let me know in the comments!