Homer, Helen of Troy, and the Trojan War
Articles on this site on the Trojan War, Helen of Troy, Homer, and other people and characters familiar from the Trojan War.
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The Greek side of the Trojan War. Homer calls the Greeks Achaeans and Danaans in preference to Hellenes or Greeks.Achilles
Achilles was the leading hero of the Greeks in the Trojan War. Homer focuses on Achilles and his wrath in The Iliad.Achilles
Elizabeth Cook's little story (barely over 100 pages for the story itself) gets to the heart of Achilles' participation in the Trojan War.Agamemnon
Agamemnon was the leader of the Greek forces in the Trojan War.Ajax
Ajax was one of the suitors of Helen and so was one of the members of the Greek force against Troy in the Trojan War. Ajax killed himself.Amazons
The Amazons came to the aid of the Trojans.Andromache
Andromache was the loving wife of the Trojan Hector and the mother of their son Astyanax, until Hector and Astyanax were killed, Troy destroyed, and (at the end of the Trojan War) Andromache taken by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles, by whom she bore Amphialus, Molossus, Pielus, and Pergamus.Aphrodite (Who Really Launched 1000 Ships?)
Aphrodite and her role in the start of the Trojan War.Aulis
Identification of Aulis.Cassandra
Cassandra princess of Troy was awarded to Agamemnon at the end of the Trojan War. Cassandra prophesied their murder, but as was true with all her prophecies, Cassandra was not believed.Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon who ruled in his stead while her husband went off to fight the Trojan War. When he returned, after having murdered their daughter Iphigenia, she or her lover killed him. Their son, Orestes, killed her.Dioscuri - Castor and Pollux
Basic information on the Dioscuri the brothers of Helen of Troy.Early Greek Poets Timeline
After the blind bard Homer recited his epic stories about the Trojan War, other songwriters developed new styles that affected the way they performed and their choice of musical instrument. Not exactly rock concerts, but poetry readings were a lot livelier in the days when a performance involved song and dance and, perhaps, a drinking party. Here's an introductory look at the early Greek poetic styles and the chronology of the major poets.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Hector
Hector was a Trojan prince and the leading hero of the Trojans in the Trojan War.Hecuba
Hecuba or Hecabe was the wife of Hector, King of Troy. Hecuba was the mother of Paris, Hector, Cassandara, and many others. She was given to Odysseus after the war.Helen of Troy
Short biography of Helen of Troy.Helen of Troy
The daughter of Leda and Zeus, sister of Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux (the Dioscuri), and wife of Menelaus, Helen's beauty was so overwhelming that Theseus and Paris of Troy abducted her and the Trojan War was fought to bring her back home.Helen of Troy Basics
Helen of Troy and the Trojan War were central to the early history of ancient Greece, and the Trojan War cycle was the culmination of many myths about the ancient Greek legendary heroes. Helen is the object of one of the most dramatic love stories of all time and one of the main reasons for a ten-year war between the Greeks and Trojans.Heroes
Ancient legendary heroes, some of whom may have been deified, especially those from Ancient Greece, like Achilles, Odysseus, Hercules, Perseus, and Theseus, but not including bona fide historical heroes.Homer
The popular opinion about Homer is that he was a blind bard who composed and recited The Iliad and The Odyssey.Homeric Questions IV
If the Trojan War story isn't in The Iliad where is it?Homeric Questions II
Did one man compose the entire Iliad and Odyssey? How?Homeric Questions VI
Homer's epics taught children to live well.Homeric Questions VIII
The shape of Greece changed between the Trojan War and the birth of Homer.House of Atreus
House of Atreus. Curse of the House of Atreus.Iphigenia
Iphigenia was the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis at Aulis.Menelaus
Menelaus was the king of Sparta. Helen, the wife of Menelaus was stolen by a prince of Troy while a guest in the palace of Menelaus.Myrmidons
The troops that Achilles led to Troy were called Myrmidons -- Greek for ants. Find out why.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Odysseus
Crafty Odysseus and his ten-year return to Ithaca from the war at Troy.Odyssey Book II: Penelope's Story
The suitors lay the blame at Penelope's feet.Odyssey Book XI: Nekuia
Odysseus is one of the few mortals able to make a return trip to the realm of Hades.Odyssey Book I: A Goddess Intervenes
Athena rallies the gods behind Odysseus and stirs Telemachus to action.Odyssey - Book I Names and Places
Paris
Information on Paris of Troy, the abductor of helen.Patroclus
Patroclus was a dear friend of Achilles who put on the armor of Achilles and led Achilles' Myrmidons into battle, while Achilles was sulking on the sidelines. Patroclus was killed by Hector.Penelope
Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, kept suitors at bay for twenty years while her husband fought at Troy and suffered Poseidon's wrath on his return home. During this time, she raised their son Telemachus to adulthood.Priam
Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War. Hecuba was the wife of Priam. Their daughters were Creusa, Laodice, Polyxena, and Cassandra. Their sons were Hector, Paris (Alexander), Deiphobus, Helenus, Pammon, Polites, Antiphus, Hipponous, Polydorus, and Troilus.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Sarpedon
Sarpedon was a leader of Lycia and an ally of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Sarpedon was a son of Zeus. Patroclus killed Sarpedon.Trojan Allies - Women - City of Troy
The Trojan side of the Trojan War. The Greeks or Achaeans attacked the city of Troy after Paris, son of Priam of Troy took away Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta.Trojan War in Literature
The Trojan War in literature. Plays and epics about the Trojan War.Trojan War
The ancient Greeks traced their history to mythological events and their genealogy to the gods and goddesses. Perhaps the most pivotal event in the early history of ancient Greece was the Trojan War, which was started, according to the ancient reports, by a conflict among the goddesses.Troy - A Novel, by Adele Geras
Young adult fiction about life inside the walls of Troy during the Trojan War, from the perspective of a girl who tends the wounded and another who communes with the gods and goddesses.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
