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Main Characters (1st Midterm)
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- 1MenelausKing of Sparta. Son of Atreus. Agamemnons younger brother. Helens husband.
- 2MenelausGreek:
King of Sparta. Son of Atreus. Agamemnons younger brother. Helens Husband. (Helen starts the war). He is a good warrior (not the best). - 3AgamemnonGreek:
Son of Atreus. Menelaus' older brother. Clytemnestra is his wife. Leader of the Greeks. Not the best warrior.
Problems:
Got into a fight with Achilles about not wanting to return his war prize. Told Achilles the only way he would give bakc hsi war prize was is Achilles gave him, his war prize. Achilles refused: pulled out of the war. - 4AchillesGreek:
War prize: Bryseis. Best friend: Patroclus. He was favoured by Athena. Father: Peleus, Mother: Thetis (sea nymph).
Leader of the Myrmidons. The best warrior.
Fate:
A prophecy says that he is either going to live a boring life at home, or a short but spectacular one at war
His attitude and pride cause conflicts throughout the epic.
Agamemnon:
They get into a fight, leading Achilles to pull out of the war, and eventually rejoins when Patroclus dies.
Battle:
Comes into battle after Patroclus dies, and kills Hector because he killed Patroclus. Goes on a rampage on the battlefield because he is looking for vengeance
Killed by an arrow shot by Paris - 5PatroclusGreek:
Close friend of Achilles
Known for:
Doesn't want the Greeks to lose the war, and without Achilles he knows they will. He puts Achilles' armour on and goes into the battlefield, so that people think he's Achilles and will be scared and leave.
He gets too close to the wall and is killed by Hector. - 6OdysseusGreek:
Wife: Penelope. Son of Laertes and Antikleia.
King of Ithaca
Personality:
Cunning, clever, divises strategies. Will do things to win that most others wouldn't
Known for:
His idea of the Trojan horse, which helps win the war - 7AjaxGreek:
Known for his strength and bravery. He is the second best warrior in the greeks (after Achilles).
He fought against Hector to end the war, which ended up in a stalemate. They both exchanged gifts at the end - 8ParisTrojan:
Helens consort. Hectors brother. Son of Priam.
Peoples opinions:
Seen as the playboy prince. Has not seen the battlefield too often. Favoured by Aphrodite. Many trojans are embarrassed by him.
Battle:
He proposes to meet a Greek champion in combat to decide the war, Menelaus comes to fight and Paris runs away. This shows his cowardice. Greek warriors make fun of him, even Helen and Hector.
He started the war:
Told Aphrodite she was the most beautiful goddess, because she promised him the prettiest mortal, who is Helen.
Kills Achilles with an arrow. - 9HelenTrojan:
Wife of Menelaus. Consort of Paris.
Torn between the Greeks and Trojans
Others opinions:
The Trojans admire and despise her. She was the cause of the war.
Aphrodite: influences her:
She is bound to the Trojans by Aphrodite. There are points where Helen can tell Aphrodite's power over her and tries to gain control over herself. But she is always brought back to Paris.
When Paris and Menelaus fight she wishes Menelaus defeated him and calls Paris a coward but an hour later she's back in bed with him. - 10PriamTrojan:
Father of 50 sons and daughters
Main children:
Hector and Paris - 11HectorTrojan
Paris' older brother: he is deeply ashamed of Paris but is loyal towards his family
Son of Priam
Wife: Andromache
Prince of Troy, Chief defender of the city, honourable
Others opinions:
Greeks honour and fear him,depicted sympathetically
Known for:
Offers himself as the trojan champion, when Athena nd Apollo advise for a single combat fight to end the war. Ajax fights him, and it ends in a stalemate with them exchanging gifts.
Kills Patroclus with the help of Apollo
Killed by Achilles brutally - 12NestorGreek:
King of Gerenia
Reputation:
Wise old man, gives advice, and can be motivational
Known for:
eldest of the Greek leaders
Can be motivational - 13PolydamasTrojan:
Good friend of Hector. Gives good advice
Known for:
Telling Hector about some an omen, Hector does not listen and it disadvantages him - 14DiomedesTrojan:
Reputation:
Trojan war hero, King of Argos
Known for:
Military skill, in book 5 his military skill is talked about a lot
Athena:
Athena favours him, and allows him to see gods in battle in book 5, and he is able to hurt Ares and Aphrodite with her help. - 15Dolonlook into him
- 16Phionixlook into
- 17Odysseus (Odyssey)Wife: Penelope, Father: Laertes, Son: Telemachus
Personality:
Cunning, deceptive, intelligent (metis)
Known for:
Being a leader in the trojan war, this epic is about him realizing how to become a better leader, and about hospitality - 18PenelopeHusband: Odysseus, Son: Telemachus
At the end when Odysseus reveals himself, she tests him and asks the maid to move the bed. Odysseus explains the bed can't be moved because he made it out of the oak tree.
When the suitors are trying to get Penelope to choose someone to marry she tells them she has to finish a shroud for Laertes (Odysseus' father). Every night she unties all the knots she tied during the day so she can stall. - 19TelemachusMother: Penelope, Father: Odysseus
Important:
He visited Nestor and was visited by Athena in the first book to help him
Athena gave him hope that his dad was coming back and gave him advice on what to do.
Books 1-4:
The Telemachy: He is set on finding Odyseeus, Athena spurs him into action
He is frustrated by the suitors.
He offers them hospitality, and to be hospitable, you let the people in without asking who they are, after eating there are questions about who the guest is and why the guest came. At the end of the visit gifts are given. - 20KalypsoGoddess on Ogygia
Wants to marry Odysseus - 21The Phaeacians (book 678) On ScheriaNausicaa: princess, gets lured by Athena to where Odysseus is on the beach
Queen Arete
King Alcinous - 22Lotus eatersThe Lotus eaters are lazy, and Odysseus has to take his crew away because they would be influenced to beocme lazy as well.
- 23PolyphemusOne eyed cyclops
Trying to kill the crew and Odysseus
Odysseus says his name is "nobody", when Odysseus kills him the cyclops says nobody is eating him when others ask.
Odysseus' pride gets in the way when he tells the cyclops it is him who did it
The Cyclops says to Poseidon not to let him get home
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