PELEUS Father of Achilleus.
PHOINIX An elder of the Greeks, old friend of Achilleus. POLYDOROS Son of Priam,
killed by Achilleus. POSEIDON Fierce god of the sea and of earthquakes, brother
of Zeus and Hades, defender of the Greeks. POULYDAMAS Trojan warrior and friend
of Hektor. PRIAM King of Troy, father of Hektor and many others. PYLOS Greek
city, domain of Nestor. RHAPSODE Ancient Greek singer who recited epics. RHESOS
Trojan ally, killed by Diomedes; possessor of great horses. SARPEDON Son of
Zeus, a Trojan fighter whose death almost causes Zeus to intervene. SKAIAN GATES
Landmark gates before the walls of Troy.
SKAMANDROS River that crosses the plain
of Troy (also called the plain of Skamandros). Also referred to as Xanthos.
SPARTA Greek city, home of Menelaos. TEICHOSCOPEIA View from the wall: referring
to Helen's description of the Greek forces as seen from the Trojan walls.
TELEMON Father of one of the Greek fighters called Aias. TEUKROS Younger brother
of Telemonian Aias, a great archer. THEOMACHIA Battle of the gods: referring to
the immortals' fight in Book XXI. THERSITES Offensive Greek fighter; a buffoon
and a whiner. THETIS Sea goddess, mother of Achilleus. TROY Walled city on the
coast of Turkey; also called Ilion. TYDEUS Father of Diomedes; sometimes
referred to as Tydeides. TYNDAREUS Father, perhaps, of Helen. XANTHOS Another
name for the river Skamandros. ZEUS Most powerful of the immortals, a
thunder-and-lightning sky god. His plan outlines the plot of the Iliad. t scary.
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