The Amazons
Penthesileia
An Amazon Queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera
Evandre
No one is more accurate with a spear
Hippothoe
A wily veteran of a hundred battles
Other Amazons
Swift-footed Clonie
Small but mighty
Flame-haired Polemousa
A bit uptight until you get to know her
Man-slaying Derinoe
Remorseless
Clever Antandre
Healer and potion maker
Dark-eyed Harmothoe
Silent but deadly
Horse-taming Antibrote
Keeper of the herd
Cunning Thermodosa
Tactician and counselor to Penthesileia
Glorious Bremousa
Among the Amazons, second only to Penthesileia in battle prowess
The Achaeans
Achilles
Son of King Peleus of Phthia and the immortal sea goddess Thetis. Called the Best of the Achaeans.
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.
Podarces
A prince of Phylace who assumed leadership of the Phylacian troops early in the war after the death of his brother, Protesilaus
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
Agamemnon
Overlord of the Achaean forces
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
Widow of Hector, the former crown prince, whose recent death at the hands of Achilles still clouds the city's mood--
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
Tisiphone
Daughter of a humble carpenter-turned-soldier, and would-be revolutionary
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
The Erinyes
Spirits of vengeance against deaths caused by family members
Thetis
An Ocean Goddess, mother of Achilles
Eos
Goddess of the Dawn, who opens the gate for Helios each morning
Olympians
Aphrodite
The Goddess of Love who backs the Trojans and allowed Paris to abduct Helen
Athena
Goddess of War and Wisdom who backs the Achaeans, especially her favorite warrior, Odysseus
Ares
God of war and blunt objects, father of Penthesileia
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Author's Notes
I didn't realize how many characters are in this story until I put them into a chart. Yow! To be fair, there are a handful I invented because they were needed and a bunch I took from other parts of the Quintan Posthomerica because I wanted them to be better established, but also there are some I dropped completely because they were superfluous. Are you confused yet? Let me know in the comments!