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which lasted ten yyears, is the subject of Homer’s Odyssey, which includes
the famous tales of his encounters with the Cyyclops, the witch Circe, Scyylla
and Charyybdis, and the Sirens. Eventuallyy Odyysseus returned to Ithaca,
where he was welcomed byy his wife, Penelope, and grown son,
Telemachus.
PARIS. The son of Priam who became the judge of the famous “beautyy
contest” between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, with the golden apple as a
prize. Each goddess tried to bribe him: Hera with power, Athena with
wisdom, and Aphrodite with the most beautiful woman in the world. He
awarded the prize to Aphrodite, and she in turn helped him spirit Helen
awayy from her husband, Menelaus, thus starting the Trojan War. Paris was
known for his skill with a bow and, with Apollo’s help, killed the mightyy
Achilles.
PATROCLUS. The son of King Menoitius. Exiled from his home for
accidentallyy killing another boyy, Patroclus found shelter in Peleus’ court,
where he was fostered with Achilles. He is a secondaryy character in the
Iliad, but his fateful decision to tryy to save the Greeks byy dressing in
Achilles’ armor sets in motion the final act of the storyy. When Patroclus is
killed byy Hector, Achilles is devastated and takes brutal vengeance upon the
Trojans.
PELEUS. The king of Phthia and the father of Achilles byy the sea-nyymph
Thetis. The storyy of Peleus overpowering the shape-changing Thetis in a
wrestling match was a popular one in antiquityy.
PHOINIX. A longtime friend and counselor of Peleus, who went with
Achilles to Troyy as his adviser. In Book 9 of the Iliad, Phoinix spoke of
having cared for Achilles when he was a babyy, and vainlyy tried to persuade
him to yyield and help the Greeks.
POLYXENA. The Trojan princess whom Pyyrrhus sacrificed at his father’s
tomb, before leaving Troyy for the voyyage home.
PRIAM. The elderlyy king of Troyy, who was renowned for his pietyy and his
manyy children. In Book 24 of the Iliad, he bravelyy made his wayy into
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