what character is a greek in the illiad
Achilles?
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Greeks (called Argives, Danaans and Achaians by Homer) ACHILLEUS: leader of the Myrmidons and central character of the Iliad; son of the goddess, Thetis, and the warrior, Peleus. AGAMEMNON: son of Atreus, king of Mykenai, brother of Menelaos and most powerful Greek king. His quarrel with Achilleus (bk. 1) sparks Achilleus’ anger and sets in motion the plot of the Iliad. Achilleus spurns his offer of compensation in book nine. AIAS (Telamonian Aias): duels with Hektor (bk. 7), forms part of the embassy to Achilleus (bk. 9), defends the ships (bk 15), and leads the effort to recover Patroklos' body (bk. 17). AIAS OILEUS: the lesser of the two men named Aias, leader of the Lokrians, warriors famed as archers. Later authors tell the story of how he seized and raped Cassandra, a prophetess and daughter of Priam, during the sack of Troy. As a result, Poseidon and Athene destroyed his ship and drowned him on his return from Troy (Odyssey, bk. 4) DIOMEDES: son of Tydeus, great warrior whose exploits form the subject of book five; he also accompanies Odysseus on a bloody spying mission to the Trojan camp (bk. 10) HELEN: daughter of Zeus and Leda, step-daughter of Tyndareus; wife of Menelaos who eloped with Paris, causing the Trojan war; through the gifts of the goddess, Aphrodite, she was said to be the most beautiful of all women. She reflects on her actions in books three and six, and she concludes the lament for Hektor at the end of the Iliad. KALCHAS: the seer or prophet of the Greeks; he identifies Agamemnon as the cause of the plague sent by Apollo in book one, and, in book two, Odysseus describes how he had interpreted omens and predicted victory - after nine years - when the Greeks set out for Troy. MENELAOS: son of Atreus, brother of Agamemnon, lord of Lakedaimon (Sparta), husband of Helen. NESTOR: aged king of Pylos and a wise counsellor who often uses stories from the past to advise and instruct the Greek warriors. He tries unsuccessfully to make peace between Achilleus and Agamemnon in book one, and he helps persuade Agamemnon to offer compensation to Achilleus in book nine. In book eleven, he urges Patroklos to ask Achilleus to let him lead his men into battle, the plan that leads to Patroklos’ death. ODYSSEUS: son of Laertes, lord of Ithaka, famed for his wisdom and trickery; he rallies the troops in book two, forms part of the embassy to Achilleus in book nine, and urges Achilleus to put aside his grief in book nineteen. PATROKLOS: son of Menoitios and companion of Achilleus. He was raised in Achilleus’ household (23.84-90), and accompanied Achilleus to Troy (bk 11, lines 764ff). He enters the battle in Achilleus’ place in book sixteen and his death at the hands of Hektor provokes Achilleus’ return to the battle. After his ghost visits Achilleus, Achilleus holds splendid funeral games in his honor in book twenty-three. PHOENIX: aged tutor of Achilleus and one of the members of the embassy to Achilleus in book nine. He speaks as a surrogate for Achilleus’ father, and uses the story of Meleagros to try to persuade Achilleus to return to the battle. Here is a table of all the Greek mortals
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