List of Trojan War characters
Appearance
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This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War.
Armies
[edit]Greek armies* | Trojan armies** | |
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Abantes of Euboea | Magnesia | Amazons |
Aetolia | Meliboea | Adrasteia |
Argos | Minyans | Caria |
Athens | Mycenae | Chalybes (Halizones) |
Boebe (Thessaly) | Myrmidones | Colonae |
Boeotia | Oechalia | Cicones |
Calydnian Islands | Ormenius | Dardania |
Carpathos | Pherae | Æthiopia |
Corinth | Phocis | Lycia |
Crete | Phylacia | Maeonia |
Cos | Pylos | Mysia |
Dulichium | Rhodes | Paionia |
Elis | Salamis | Paphlagonia |
Elone (Thessaly) | Sicyon | Pelasgians |
Enienes | Sparta | Percote |
Iolcus (Thessaly) | Syme | Phrygia |
Ithaca | Tiryns | Thrace |
Ithome | Tricca | Troy |
Locris | Zeleia |
* See Catalogue of Ships
** See Trojan Battle Order
Individuals
[edit]Deaths and outcome of war
[edit]This table lists characters killed during the war, and who was responsible for their deaths. Legend: survivors of the war = (✓), unknown fate = (?) and unknown killer or unexplained cause of death = (†)
ACHAEANS | |||||||||||
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Leaders | Killers | Leaders | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers |
Achilles | Paris | Nestor | ✓ | Acamas | ✓ | Cleolaus | Paris | Eurymedon | ? | Noemon | ? |
Adrastus | ? | Nireus | Eurypylus | Aesymnus | Hector | Cleon | Polydamas | Evenor | Paris | Odius | ? |
Agamemnon | ✓ | Odysseus | ✓ | Agelaus | Hector | Coeranus | Hector | Halaesus | ✓ | Oenomaus | Hector and Ares |
Agapenor | ✓ | Patroclus | Hector | Alastor | ? | Crethon | Aeneas | Hippasus | Agenor | Opheltius | Hector |
Ajax the Great | suicide | Peneleos | Eurypylus | Alcimedes | ? | Deileon | Aeneas | Hippomenes | Agenor | Opites | Hector |
Ajax the Lesser | ✓ | Pheidippus | ✓ | Alcimedon | Aeneas | Deiochus | Paris | Hipponous | Hector | Oresbius | Hector and Ares |
Amarynceus | ? | Philoctetes | ✓ | Alcimus | Deiphobus | Deipyrus | Helenus | Hyllus | Aeneas | Orestes | Hector and Ares |
Amphimachus | Hector | Phocus | ? | Alcmaon | Sarpedon | Demoleon | Paris | Hypsenor | Deiphobus | Orsilochus | Aeneas |
Antilochus | Hector or Memnon | Phoenix | ✓ | Amphidamas | ✓ | Demoleus | Aeneas | Iasus | Aeneas | Orus | Aeneas |
Antiphus | ✓ | Podalirius | ✓ | Amphilochus | Apollo | Demophon | ✓ | Iphidamas | ✓ | Otus | Polydamas |
Arcesilaus | Hector | Podarces | ✓ or Penthesilea | Amphilochus | ✓ | Dolops | Hector | Iphinous | Glaucus | Palamedes | Odysseus and Diomedes |
Ascalaphus | Deiphobus | Polypoetes | ✓ | Amphimachus | ✓ | Dracius | ? | Laogonus | Derinoe | Pandion | ? |
Automedon | ✓ | Polyxenus | ✓ | Amphion | ✓ | Dryas | Aeneas | Liocritus | Aeneas | Periphas | Ares |
Calchas | ✓ | Protesilaus | Hector, Aeneas,
Euphorbas, Achates, or Cycnus |
Anchialus | Hector | Dymas | Deiphobus | Lernus | Penthesilea | Periphetes | Hector |
Clonius | Agenor | Prothoenor | Polydamas | Andromachus | Aeneas | Echemmon | Eurypylus | Leucus | Antiphus | Persinous | Penthesilea |
Cyanippus | ✓ | Prothous | ✓ | Anticlus | Odysseus | Echion | † | Lycomedes | ? | Pheidas | ? |
Diaphorus | ? | Schedius | Hector | Antimachus | Aeneas | Echius | Polites | Lycon | Deiphobus | Pheres | Aeneas |
Diomedes | ✓ | Sthenelus | ✓ | Antiphates | ✓ | Eetion | Paris | Lycophron | Hector | Phereus | ? |
Diores | Peiros | Talthybius | ✓ | Antiphus | ✓ | Eilissus | Penthesilea | Mecisteus | Polydamas | Pheron | Memnon |
Elephenor | Agenor | Teucer | ✓ | Antiphus | Eurypylus | Eioneus | Hector | Melanippus | ? | Phorcys | Paris |
Epistrophus | Hector | Thalpius | ✓ | Antitheus | Penthesilea | Elasippus | Hector | Melanthius | ? | Pisander | ? |
Eumelus | ✓ | Thoas | ✓ | Aphareus | Aeneas | Epeius | ✓ | Menesthes | Hector | Promachus | Acamas |
Idomeneus | ✓ | Thrasymedes | ✓ | Aristolochus | Aeneas | Epigeus | Hector | Menesthius | ? | Sinon | ? |
Leitus | ✓ | Tlepolemus | Sarpedon | Asaeus | Hector | Epipole | Palamades | Menesthius | Paris | Stentor | ? |
Leonteus | ✓ | Autonous | Hector | Ereuthus | Memnon | Menippus | Clonie | Stichius | Hector | ||
Machaon | Eurypylus | Bathycles | Glaucus | Eteoneus | ✓ | Menoetius | Eurypylus | Teuthras | Hector and Ares | ||
Medon | Aeneas | Bias | ? | Euchenor | Paris | Molion | Penthesilea | Thersander | ✓ or Telephus | ||
Meges | ✓ or † | Bremon | Aeneas | Eudorus | ? | Molus | Agenor | Thersites | Achilles | ||
Menelaus | ✓ | Bucolion | Eurypylus | Eurydamas | Pelias | Mopsus | ✓ | Thootes | ? | ||
Menestheus | ✓ | Canopus | ✓ | Eurymachus | Polydamas | Mosynus | Paris | Toxaechmes | Aeneas | ||
Meriones | ✓ | Chromius | Eurypylus | Eurymachus | ✓ | Nesus | Eurypylus | Trechus | Hector and Ares | ||
Neoptolemus | ✓ | Cleodorus | Paris |
TROJANS | |||||||||
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Leaders | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers | Soldiers | Killers |
Acamas | Ajax the Greater | Abas | Diomedes | Dolops | Menelaus | Lyncus | Thoas | Pronous | Patroclus |
Adrestus | Diomedes | Abas | Sthenelus | Doryclus | Ajax the Greater | Lysander | Ajax the Greater | Proteus | Odysseus |
Aeneas | ✓ | Ablerus | Antilochus | Dresaeus | Polypoetes | Maenalus | Odysseus | Prothoon | Ajax the Greater |
Amphimachus | Achilles | Adamas | Meriones | Dresus | Euryalus | Maris | Thrasymedes | Prytanis | Odysseus |
Amphius | Diomedes | Admetus | Philoctetes | Dryops | Achilles | Medon | Philoctetes | Pylartes | Patroclus |
Antiphus | ? | Adrastus | Patroclus | Dymas | † | Meilanion | Antiphus | Pylartes | Ajax the Greater |
Archilochus | Ajax the Greater | Aenius | Achilles | Echeclus | Achilles | Melaneus | Neoptolemus | Pylon | Polypoetes |
Ascanius | ? | Aenus | Odysseus | Echeclus | Patroclus | Melanippus | Antilochus | Pyrasus | Ajax the Greater |
Asius | Meriones | Aesepus | Euryalus | Echemmon | Diomedes | Melanippus | Patroclus | Pyris | Patroclus |
Chromius | Odysseus | Aethicus | ? | Echepolus | Antilochus | Melanippus | Teucer | Rhipeus | † |
Ennomus | Odysseus | Aganippus | Ajax the Greater | Echius | Patroclus | Melanthius | Eurypylus | Rhigmus | Achilles |
Epistrophus | Achilles | Agastrophus | Diomedes | Eioneus | Neoptolemus | Meles | Euryalus | Satnius | Ajax the Lesser |
Euphemus | ? | Agelaus | Diomedes | Elasus | Patroclus | Melius | Agamemnon | Scamandrius | Menelaus |
Eurypylus | Neoptolemus | Agelaus | Meges | Elatus | Agamemnon | Menalcas | Neoptolemus | Schedius | Neoptolemus |
Glaucus | Ajax the Greater | Agelaus | Ajax the Greater | Eniopeus | Diomedes | Meneclus | Nestor | Scylaceus | ✓ |
Hector | Achilles | Agenor | Neoptolemus | Ennomus | Neoptolemus | Menes | Neoptolemus | Simoisius | Ajax the Greater |
Hippothous | Ajax the Greater | Agestratus | Ajax the Greater | Enyeus | Ajax the Greater | Menoetes | Teucer | Socus | Odysseus |
Memnon | Achilles | Alastor | Odysseus | Epaltes | Patroclus | Menoetes | Achilles | Sthenelaus | Patroclus |
Mesthles | ? | Alcaeus | Meges | Epaltes | Patroclus | Menon | Leonteus | Stratus | Agamemnon |
Nastes | Achilles | Alcander | Odysseus | Epicles | Ajax the Greater | Menon | Diomedes | Thalius | Achilles |
Odius | Agamemnon | Alcathous | Idomeneus | Epistor | Patroclus | Mentes | Achilles | Thersilochus | Achilles |
Pandarus | Diomedes | Alcidamas | Neoptolemus | Epistrophus | Achilles | Mermerus | Antilochus | Thestor | Patroclus |
Peirous | Thoas | Alcon | Odysseus | Epytus | † | Mimas | Idomeneus | Thestor | Ajax the Greater |
Penthesilea | Achilles | Alcyoneus | Memnon | Erylaus | Patroclus | Mnesaeus | Neoptolemus | Thoas | Menelaus |
Phorcys | Ajax the Greater | Alexippus | Memnon | Erymas | Idomeneus | Mnesus | Achilles | Thoon | Diomedes |
Pylaemenes | Menelaus | Amopaon | Teucer | Erymas | Patroclus | Molion | Odysseus | Thoon | Antilochus |
Pylaeus | † | Amphiclus | Meges | Eubius | Neoptolemus | Morys | Neoptolemus | Thoon | Odysseus |
Pyraechmes | Patroclus | Amphimedon | Ajax the Lesser | Eumaeus | Diomedes | Morys | Meriones | Thrasius | Achilles |
Rhesus | Odysseus and Diomedes | Amphinous | Neoptolemus | Euphorbus | Menelaus | Mulius | Achilles | Thrasymelus | Patroclus |
Sarpedon | Patroclus | Amphinous | Diomedes | Eurycoon | Diomedes | Mulius | Patroclus | Thymbraeus | Diomedes |
Amphius | Ajax the Greater | Eurydamas | Diomedes | Mydon | Achilles | Tlepolemus | Patroclus | ||
Amazons | Killers | Amphoterus | Patroclus | Eurymenes | Meges | Mydon | Antilochus | Troilus | Achilles |
Ainia | Diomedes | Antiphates | Leonteus | Eurynomus | Ajax the Greater | Mygdon | ? | Tros | Achilles |
Alcibie | † | Antiphus | Agamemnon | Eurytion | ✓ | Mynes | Achilles | Xanthus | Diomedes |
Anchimache | † | Apisaon | Eurypylus | Evenor | Neoptolemus | Nessus | Ajax the Greater | Zechis | Teucer |
Andro | † | Archeptolemus | Teucer | Evippus | Patroclus | Nirus | Neoptolemus | Zorus | Ajax the Greater |
Androdaïxa | † | Archilochus | Menelaus | Galenus | Neoptolemus | Noemon | Odysseus | ||
Andromache | † | Areilycus | Patroclus | Gavius | Ajax the Lesser | Nychius | ? | Other Residents | Killers |
Antandre | Achilles | Areithous | Achilles | Glaucus | Odysseus | Ocythous | Ajax the Greater | Aesyetes | ✓ |
Antianeira | † | Aretaon | Teucer | Gorgythion | Ajax the Lesser | Oenomaus | Idomeneus | Antenor | ✓ |
Antibrote | Achilles | Aretus | Automedon | Halius | Odysseus | Oenops | Neoptolemus | Antimachus | ? |
Aspidocharme | † | Asteropaios | Achilles | Harmon | Neoptolemus | Oileus | Agamemnon | Antiphantes | Poseidon |
Bremusa | Idomeneus | Astyalus | Polypoetes | Harpalion | Meriones | Ophelestes | Achilles | Beroe | ✓ |
Chalcaor | † | Astynous | Diomedes | Helenus | ✓ | Opheltius | Euryalus | Briseus | ? |
Clete | ✓ | Astypylus | Achilles | Helicaon | ✓ | Orestes | Leonteus | Chaon | ✓ |
Clonie | Podarces | Atymnius | Antilochus | Hellus | Eurypylus | Ormenus | Teucer | Chloreus | ✓ |
Cnemis | † | Autonous | Patroclus | Hippocoon | ? | Orsilochus | Teucer | Chryses | ✓ |
Derimacheia | Diomedes | Axion | Eurypylus | Hippodamas | Achilles | Orthaeus | ? | Dares | ✓ |
Derinoe | Ajax the Lesser | Axylus | Diomedes | Hippodamus | Odysseus | Orythaon | Achilles | Diores | ✓ |
Enchesimargos | † | Bienor | Agamemnon | Hippolochus | Agamemnon | Othryoneus | Idomeneus | Elymus | ✓ |
Eurylophe | † | Cabeirus | Sthenelus | Hipponous | Achilles | Palmys | ? | Eumedes | ✓ |
Evandre | Meriones | Calesius | Diomedes | Hippotion | Meriones | Pammon | Neoptolemus | Eurydamas | ? |
Gortyessa | † | Caletor | Ajax the Greater | Hippomachus | Leonteus | Pandocus | Ajax the Greater | Ilioneus | Diomedes |
Harmothoe | Achilles | Cebriones | Patroclus | Hippomedon (2) | Neoptolemus | Panthous | † | Laocoon | Athena or Poseidon |
Hecate | † | Cebrus | Neoptolemus | Hyllus | Ajax the Greater | Pasitheus | Neoptolemus | Meges | ? |
Helene | Achilles | Celtus | Neoptolemus | Hypanis | † | Pedaeus | Meges | Phorbas | ? |
Hippothoe | Achilles | Cestrus | Neoptolemus | Hypeirochus | Odysseus | Pedasus | Euryalus | Phrontis | ? |
Iodoce | † | Charops | Odysseus | Hypeiron | Diomedes | Peirasus | Philoctetes | Pyrgo | ✓ |
Ioxeia | † | Chersidamas | Odysseus | Hyperenor | Menelaus | Peiros | Thoas | Tenes | Achilles |
Oïstrophe | † | Chlemus | Meriones | Hypsenor | Eurypylus | Pelagon | ? | Theano | ✓ |
Pharetre | † | Chromius | Diomedes | Hyrtius | Ajax the Greater | Pelias | wounded by Odysseus | Tisiphone | ? |
Polemusa | Achilles | Cleobulus | Ajax the Lesser | Hysminus | Neoptolemus | Perilaus | Neoptolemus | Ucalegon | † |
Thermodosa | Meriones | Clitus | Podalirius | Iamenus | Leonteus | Perimedes | Neoptolemus | ||
Thorece | † | Clydon | ? | Iapyx | ✓ | Perimus | Patroclus | Royal Family | Killers |
Toxoanassa | † | Coeranus | Odysseus | Idaeus | ✓ | Periphetes | Teucer | Agathon | ✓ |
Toxophone | † | Coon | Agamemnon | Ilioneus | Peneleus | Phaenops | ? | Anchises | ✓ |
Coroebus | Neoptolemus, Diomedes or Peneleus | Imbrasius | Neoptolemus | Phaestus | Idomeneus | Andromache | ✓ | ||
Corythus | † or Paris | Imbrius | Teucer | Phalces | Antilochus | Antiphonus | Neoptolemus | ||
Croesmus | Meges | Ipheus | Patroclus | Phalerus | Neoptolemus | Aristomache | ? | ||
Cycnus | Achilles | Iphidamas | Agamemnon | Phasis | Neoptolemus | Astyanax | Neoptolemus or Odysseus | ||
Daetes | ? | Iphition | Neoptolemus | Phegeus | Diomedes | Astyoche | ✓ | ||
Daetor | Teucer | Iphition | Achilles | Phereclus | Meriones | Cassandra | ✓ | ||
Damasus | Polypoetes | Isus | Agamemnon | Phleges | Neoptolemus | Clytius | ? | ||
Dardanus | Achilles | Itymoneus | Meges | Phylacus | Leitus | Creusa | † | ||
Deicoon | Agamemnon | Lamus | Thoas | Phylodamas | Meriones | Hecuba | ✓ | ||
Deiochus | Ajax the Greater | Laodamas | Neoptolemus | Pidytes | Odysseus | Hicetaon | ? | ||
Deioneus | Philoctetes | Laodamas | Ajax the Greater | Pisander | Agamemnon | Hippodamia | ? | ||
Deiophontes | Teucer | Laodocus | ? | Podes | Menelaus | Lampus | ? | ||
Deiopites | Meges | Laogonus | Meriones | Polites | Neoptolemus | Laodice | ✓ or † | ||
Deiphobus | Menelaus | Laogonus | Achilles | Polybus | Neoptolemus | Medesicaste | ✓ | ||
Deisenor | ? | Laomedon | Thrasymedes | Polydamas | ? | Mestor | Achilles | ||
Democoon | Odysseus | Laophoon | Meriones | Polydorus | Odysseus | Paris | Philoctetes | ||
Demoleon | Achilles | Lassus | Podalirius | Polydorus | Achilles or Polymestor | Polyxena | Neoptolemus | ||
Demuchus | Achilles | Leocritus | Odysseus | Polyidus | Diomedes | Priam | Neoptolemus | ||
Deucalion | Achilles | Lycaon | Achilles | Polymelus | Patroclus | Thymoetes | ? | ||
Dolon | Odysseus and Diomedes | Lycon | Meriones | Polymnius | Meges | ||||
Dolops | Menelaus | Lycophontes | Teucer | Polyphetes | ? |
See also
[edit]- Catalogue of Ships
- Achaean Leaders
- Trojan Battle Order
- Trojan Horse
- List of Homeric characters
- List of children of Priam
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trojan War.
- Timeless Myths - Trojan War A full summary of the Trojan War.
- The Legend of the Trojan War
- Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton