Characters from The Iliad

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Achilles - The best warrior in Greece, who has only one spot on his body that is vulnerable to a weapon.

Achilleus - See Achilles

Achillis - See Achilles

Aeneas - Son of a goddess and a fighter to be reckoned with, who, as legend has it, is the only Trojan royal family member to survive the sack of Troy.

Agamemnon - A king who is the overall commander of Achaean forces at Troy.

Aias - See Ajax

Aineias - See Aeneas

Ajax the Greater - One of a pair who fights...
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