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Character Glossary
Gods and Immortals
APHRODITE. The goddess of love and beautyy, the mother of Aeneas, and a
champion of the Trojans. She particularlyy favored Paris, and in Book 3 of
the Iliad she intervened to save him from Menelaus.
APOLLO. The god of light and music, and a champion of the Trojans. He was
responsible for sending the plague down upon the Greek armyy in Book 1 of
the Iliad, and was instrumental in the deaths of both Achilles and Patroclus.
ARTEMIS. The twin sister of Apollo and the goddess of the hunt, the moon,
and virginityy. Angryy about the bloodshed the Trojan War would cause, she
stopped the winds from blowing, stranding the Greek fleet at Aulis. After
the sacrifice of Iphigenia, she was appeased and the winds returned.
ATHENA. The powerful goddess of wisdom, weaving, and war arts. She was
a fierce supporter of her beloved Greeks against the Trojans and a particular
guardian of the wilyy Odyysseus. She appears often in both the Iliad and the
Odyssey.
CHIRON. The onlyy “good” centaur, known as a teacher of the heroes Jason,
Aesculapius, and Achilles, as well as the inventor of medicine and surgeryy.
HERA. The queen of the gods and the sister-wife of Zeus. Like Athena, she
championed the Greeks and hated the Trojans. In Vergil’s Aeneid, she is the
principal antagonist, constantlyy harassing the Trojan hero Aeneas after Troyy
has fallen.
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