Greeks - Achaeans - Danaans - Argives - Leaders & Women
The Achaeans are those who fought on the Greek side in the Trojan War. Homer calls the Greeks Achaeans and Danaans in preference to Hellenes or Greeks.
Telemachus
Brief identification of Telemachus.
Brief identification of Telemachus.
Diomedes
Diomedes was a Greek hero of the Trojan War.
Diomedes was a Greek hero of the Trojan War.
Demophon
Demophon is the name of a king of Athens during the legendary period of Greece.
Demophon is the name of a king of Athens during the legendary period of Greece.
Achaea
The Achaeans, a name Homer used for the Greeks, were people from Achaea.
The Achaeans, a name Homer used for the Greeks, were people from Achaea.
Achilles - Greek Hero Achilles
Achilles was the all but invincible hero of the Trojan War. Only his heel was mortal and it was that that was pierced by and arrow leading to his death.
Achilles was the all but invincible hero of the Trojan War. Only his heel was mortal and it was that that was pierced by and arrow leading to his death.
Calchas
Calchas was Agamemnon's chief seer during the Trojan War.
Calchas was Agamemnon's chief seer during the Trojan War.
Diomedes
Greek hero of the Epigoni (second generation of "seven against Thebes") and the Trojan War, who wounded Aphrodite.
Greek hero of the Epigoni (second generation of "seven against Thebes") and the Trojan War, who wounded Aphrodite.
Myrmidons
The troops that Achilles led to Troy were called Myrmidons -- Greek for ants. Find out why.
The troops that Achilles led to Troy were called Myrmidons -- Greek for ants. Find out why.
Nestor
Nestor is an old mythological king of Pylos, who appears in the Iliad and Odyssey.
Nestor is an old mythological king of Pylos, who appears in the Iliad and Odyssey.
Telephus
We're not the only people to be uncertain where Troy was situated. When the Greeks landed in Mysia they thought they were in Troy and went to war against Telephus.
We're not the only people to be uncertain where Troy was situated. When the Greeks landed in Mysia they thought they were in Troy and went to war against Telephus.
Women of the Trojan War
The major women involved in the stories about the Trojan War.
The major women involved in the stories about the Trojan War.
Achaean Leaders - Carlos Parada
List of the Achaean leaders with notes and table indicating references in Apollodorus, Homer, Hyginus and Euripides.
List of the Achaean leaders with notes and table indicating references in Apollodorus, Homer, Hyginus and Euripides.
Map of the Achaean Leaders' Returns - Carlos Parada
Map showing the individual leaders' routes and identification of the major figures.
Map showing the individual leaders' routes and identification of the major figures.