the land of the Achaeans, i.e. Greece. Two distinct territories one in southeast Thessaly and the other
in the northern Peloponneus.
Achaeans:
had become, by the time of the siege of Troy, the most powerful of the Greek tribes. They were probably originally central Europeans who came into Greece around 2000 BC and gradually adopted Greek speech and customs. From this tribe descended the kings of Athens, who brought order and power to that city.
Agathon:
alternative name for Alcimedon, a Myrmidon commander.
the most beautiful daughter of Priam and Hecuba;She was loved by Apollo, but deceived him. In retaliation he cursed her with the gift of prophecy, with the hitch that her prophecies would never be believed.
son of Priam and Hecuba, a great Trojan hero.
athletic events and chariot races held in honor of a deceased man, usually someone who was heroic in battle.
However he was rescued and raised by shepherds and was later accepted by his parents. It was his
abduction of Helen which was the cause of the Trojan War.
Achaean, brother-in-arms of Achilles, killed by Hector.
king of the Myrmidons, father of Achilles by the goddess, Thetis.
the false name given by Hermes as his father when in disguise he meets Priam on the way to the Greek camp.
sea-goddess, daughter of Nereus, married to Peleus and by him the mother of the hero Achilles.
the people of Troy. They claimed descent from a legendary hero, Ilus, who founded their city. Myths tell us that two gods helped to fortify the city walls, making it a significant stronghold in the region. The Trojans as we meet them in the Iliad
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