Trojans
Brother to Paris, second best warrior in the war.
Hector
Greatest hero of Greece, Son of the water nymph Thetis.
Achilles
A moment of recognition or realisation, often of truth or identity.
Anagnorisis
The old life is gone, old gods, old hearth And home, destroyed. We
must endure it, flow With the stream, let the new wind fill our sail,
Not breast a running tide with our fragile prow.
Hecuba
Wedding torch carried by Cassandra.
Cassandra's torch
Son of Priam, steals Helen from Greece and caused the entire war.
Paris
King of Sparta, father to Helen
Menelaus
The emotional release (pity and fear) experienced by the audience.
Catharsis
As officer in charge of negotiations, or outlining our proposals, I have come here from the Greek camp.
Talthybius
The dead child carried on his father’s shield.
Astyanax’s Body (on Hector’s Shield)
King of Troy during the war, convinces Achilles to return the body of Hector.
Priam
Fairest woman in the world.
Helen
A group of actors representing the voice of the community, offering commentary.
The Chorus
Mother, you must cover my hair with flowers, A victory crown to celebrate my triumph, Marrying a King.
Cassandra
Hecuba, once queen, is repeatedly reminded she has lost her throne, her status, and her crown.
Crown/Royalty
Wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes
Andromache
King of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans during the Trojan War
Agamemnon
Excessive pride that leads to downfall.
Hubris
The gods always hated us. Their malice spared your son.
Andromache
Vessels taking women into exile.
Greek ships
queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy
Hecuba
Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey
Odysseus
Rapid exchange of single lines between characters.
Stichomythia
I beg you on my knees, I implore you, Don’t kill because the gods are diseased!
Helen
Smouldering ruins of Troy, referenced by Chorus and Hecuba.
Burning City