The Characters
Achilles — The son of Thetis and Peleus, Achilles is the best warrior to fight on the Greek side against Troy in the Trojan War. He was raised on the slopes of Mount Pelion by the centaur Chiron, along with his friend and mentor Patroclus, who accompanies him to Troy. His mother Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx, but she forgot to dip his heel, making this the only part of his body where he could be killed.
Agamemnon — King of the Greeks and ruler of Mycenae, King Agamemnon leads the expedition against Troy along with his brother Menelaus.
Aphrodite — Goddess of love and sex.
Apollo — God of archery, medicine, the sun, and poetry, Apollo is often to be found in the company of his half-brother, Hermes.
Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war, Athena sides with the Greeks and will do anything to help them win.
Briseis — One of the two main narrators of our story, Briseis is the beautiful princess of Pedasus.
Cassandra — Daughter of King Priam of Troy and the closest friend of Krisayis.
Helen — “The face that launched a thousand ships,” Helen is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Originally married to Lord Menelaus of Sparta, she escapes to Troy together with Paris and, when Menelaus finds out, he and his brother Agamemnon launch the expedition against Troy known as the Trojan War.
Hera — Queen of the gods and wife of Zeus. She is a strong supporter of the Greeks in the Trojan War and wants nothing better than to destroy the city of Troy.
Hermes — The son of Zeus and Maia, Hermes is the messenger god and god of tricks and thievery.
Krisayis — One of the two main narrators of our story, lovely Krisayis is the daughter of the High Priest of Troy, Polydamas.
Menelaus — Lord of Sparta and brother of King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Menelaus was originally married to Helen before she left for Troy with Paris.
Odysseus — Lord of Ithaca and husband of Penelope, Odysseus originally didn’t want to come to war and pretended to be mad to try to get out of it. One of the other Greeks, Palamedes, saw through it, and Odysseus ended up coming to Troy.
Paris — A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Paris was chosen by Zeus to judge the beauty contest over the golden apple. He was soon after sent on the embassy to Lord Menelaus of Sparta along with his elder brother Hector, where he promptly stole Menelaus’ wife Helen and took her back to Troy with him.
Patroclus — Patroclus’ is Achilles’ sidekick, friend and mentor.
Polydamas — High Priest of Apollo in Troy and father of Krisayis.
Priam — The king of Troy, husband of Hecuba and father of Hector, Deiphobus, Paris, Troilus and Cassandra.
Troilus — The youngest son of King Priam of Troy.
Zeus — King of the gods, Zeus is the god of thunder and husband of Hera.
Agamemnon — King of the Greeks and ruler of Mycenae, King Agamemnon leads the expedition against Troy along with his brother Menelaus.
Aphrodite — Goddess of love and sex.
Apollo — God of archery, medicine, the sun, and poetry, Apollo is often to be found in the company of his half-brother, Hermes.
Athena — Goddess of wisdom and war, Athena sides with the Greeks and will do anything to help them win.
Briseis — One of the two main narrators of our story, Briseis is the beautiful princess of Pedasus.
Cassandra — Daughter of King Priam of Troy and the closest friend of Krisayis.
Helen — “The face that launched a thousand ships,” Helen is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Originally married to Lord Menelaus of Sparta, she escapes to Troy together with Paris and, when Menelaus finds out, he and his brother Agamemnon launch the expedition against Troy known as the Trojan War.
Hera — Queen of the gods and wife of Zeus. She is a strong supporter of the Greeks in the Trojan War and wants nothing better than to destroy the city of Troy.
Hermes — The son of Zeus and Maia, Hermes is the messenger god and god of tricks and thievery.
Krisayis — One of the two main narrators of our story, lovely Krisayis is the daughter of the High Priest of Troy, Polydamas.
Menelaus — Lord of Sparta and brother of King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Menelaus was originally married to Helen before she left for Troy with Paris.
Odysseus — Lord of Ithaca and husband of Penelope, Odysseus originally didn’t want to come to war and pretended to be mad to try to get out of it. One of the other Greeks, Palamedes, saw through it, and Odysseus ended up coming to Troy.
Paris — A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Paris was chosen by Zeus to judge the beauty contest over the golden apple. He was soon after sent on the embassy to Lord Menelaus of Sparta along with his elder brother Hector, where he promptly stole Menelaus’ wife Helen and took her back to Troy with him.
Patroclus — Patroclus’ is Achilles’ sidekick, friend and mentor.
Polydamas — High Priest of Apollo in Troy and father of Krisayis.
Priam — The king of Troy, husband of Hecuba and father of Hector, Deiphobus, Paris, Troilus and Cassandra.
Troilus — The youngest son of King Priam of Troy.
Zeus — King of the gods, Zeus is the god of thunder and husband of Hera.