- Ajax - the son of Telamon and Periboea, this Ajax is the one most people refer to when talking about Ajax. He was one of the foremost fighters in the Trojan War.
- Agamemnon - lead king of the Greek forces, the brother of Menelaus.
- Menelaus - Helen's Greek husband. Menelaus is not considered a good fighter.
- Nestor - from Gerenia in Messenia. King of Pylos. Nestor joined the Trojan War with his sons Antilochus and Thrasymedes. Nestor is old, but well-respected. Odysseus visits Nestor on his return home.
Priam's son Helenus, wisest of augurs.
- Hector - champion of the Trojans and son of Priam.
- Aeneas - Trojan prince and the son of Aphrodite.
- Glaucus - a son of Antenor who was spared at the end of the Trojan War.
- Athena - favors the Greeks. Also known by the Romans as Minerva.
- Alexander - Paris - A prince of Troy who kidnapped Helen and started the Trojan War.
- Helen - of Sparta, and the wife of Menelaus. Helen has been abducted by Paris of Troy.
- Andromache - wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax.
- Scamandrius/Astyanax - infant son of Hector and Andromache.
Profiles of Some of the Major Olympian Gods Involved in the Trojan War
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book I
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book II
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book III
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book IV
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book V
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book VI
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book VII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book VIII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book IX
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book X
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XI
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XIII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XIV
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XV
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XVI
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XVII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XVIII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XIX
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XX
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XXI
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XXII
