Characters from the Trojan War and from the Events that Happened a Little Before and After It

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The gorgeous daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose capture started the war
Helen
Kidnapper of the above
Paris
King of Troy
Priam
Queen of Troy
Hecuba
Best Trojan warrior
Hector
Wife of above
Andromache
Son of the best Trojan warrior
Astyanax
Trojan princess later sacrificed to the best warrior of the Greeks (according to Euripides)
Polyxena
King of Sparta and husband of Helen
Menelaus
King of Mycenae, leader of the Acheans, and twin brother of the above
Agamemnon
Wife of the king of Mycenae, half-sister of the daughter of Zeus and Leda
Clytemnestra
Daughter of the king of Mycenae, sacrificed to make the wind blow
Iphigenia
Husband of Leda and biological father of the wife of the king of Mycenae
Tyndareus
Second best warrior of the Greeks
Ajax
Half-brother of above
Teucer
First Greek killed in the Trojan War
Protesilaus
Brother of the above
Podarces
Intelligent warrior who wounded Aphrodite
Diomedes
Charioteer of the above
Sthenelus
Intelligent warrior who wandered for ten years after the war before coming home
Odysseus
Wife of above, cousin of the daughter of Zeus and Leda
Penelope
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Son of the intelligent warrior who wandered for ten years after the war before coming home
Telemachus
Father of the wife of the best Trojan warrior
Eetion
Priest who determined that the daughter of the king of Mycenae needed to be sacrificed
Calchas
Best Greek warrior, known for having a vulnerable heel
Achilles
Closest companion/lover of the above
Patroclus
Father of the best Greek warrior
Peleus
Mother of the best Greek warrior
Thetis
Son of the best Greek warrior
Neoptolemus
Mother of the above
Deidamia
Greek healer killed by Eurypylus
Machaon
Greek healer who survived the war, brother of the above
Podalirius
King of Aethiopia, killed by the best Greek warrior
Memnon
King of Crete
Idomeneus
King of Pylos
Nestor
Queen of the Amazons, killed by the best Greek warrior
Penthesilea
Greek soldier who insulted the king of Mycenae and was beaten around the shoulders for it
Thersites
Son of the king of Pylos, who became the closest companion of the best Greek warrior after the best Greek warrior's first closest companion was killed.
Antilochus
Slave of the best warrior of the Greeks, but taken by the king of Mycenae
Briseis
Priest's daughter whom the king of Mycenae refused to return to her father, even for a high ransom
Chryseis
Priest of Apollo and father of the above
Chryses
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Level 88
Dec 7, 2017
No question about Cassandra? I think she is one of the most interesting characters.
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Level 48
Jan 11, 2021
Great quiz!