Thracian king; ally of Trojans; killed by Odysseus
Rhesus
wife of Odysseus; loyal for 20 years
Penelope
sea god who helped Menelaus get home
Proteus
appease
to calm, soothe, or quiet
plight
a situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one
Myrmidon warrior; best friend of Achilles
Patroclus
king of Troy; died a bloody death
wife of Pyrrhus; daughter of Menelaus
Hermione
incessant
without interruption
haughty
proud, arrogant
fated to live in order to found Rome
Aeneas
prince of Troy; died by bow of Heracles
Paris
spy left by the Greeks to trick the Trojans
Sinon
implore
to beg
indignation
oldest Greek hero who loved to hear himself talk
Nestor
wife of Agamemnon; good with an axe
Clytemnestra
Trojan priest killed by a serpent sent by Poseidon
Laocoon
tedious
wearisome; irksome; tiresome
vehement
great Greek hero who outwitted Odysseus
Diomede
Priam's daughter; priestess of Apollo; foresaw her death
Cassandra
king of the Myrmidons; had a vulnerable heel
Achilles
gaunt
lean, angular, and bony
melancholy
sadness or depression