Helen of Troy – Mythopedia Helen of Troy, “the face that launched a thousand ships,” was a daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famous for her extraordinary beauty When Helen left her Greek husband for a handsome Trojan prince, the Greeks started the Trojan War to get her back
Clytemnestra – Mythopedia Clytemnestra, daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, was the wife of Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae She and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon when he returned home from the Trojan War, but were later killed in turn by Orestes, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra’s son
Menelaus – Mythopedia Menelaus, son of Atreus, was a hero and king of Sparta When his wife Helen ran off with the Trojan prince Paris, Menelaus started the Trojan War to retrieve her
Achilles – Mythopedia Swift and fierce Achilles was one of the greatest warriors of Greek mythology During the Trojan War, he was instrumental in helping the Greeks retrieve Helen and decimate Troy
Agamemnon – Mythopedia Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, was a general and hero who led the Greek army to victory in the Trojan War He was later murdered by his wife Clytemnestra
Iliad: Book 3 (Full Text) - Mythopedia She then calls Helen from the walls, and brings the lovers together Agamemnon, on the part of the Grecians, demands the restoration of Helen, and the performance of the articles The three-and-twentieth day still continues throughout this book The scene is sometimes in the fields before Troy, and sometimes in Troy itself
Hector – Mythopedia Hector was a prince and hero of Troy who defended his city during the Trojan War In the end, he was slain by Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors
Hermione – Mythopedia Hermione was a Spartan princess, the daughter of Helen and Menelaus Though she was betrothed to the hero Neoptolemus, she was also loved by her cousin Orestes, who murdered Neoptolemus so that he could marry Hermione himself
Iphigenia – Mythopedia Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, was a princess of Mycenae During the Trojan War, Artemis demanded Iphigenia as a sacrifice in exchange for a wind to blow the Greek ships to Troy
Eris – Mythopedia Eris, daughter of Nyx, was the goddess who personified strife Angry at being snubbed by the other gods, she orchestrated the infamous Judgment of Paris—the event that sparked the Trojan War