- 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.
- Machaon - physician of the Greeks in the Trojan War and the son of Asclepius, from Thessaly.
- Diomedes - from Argos. One of the most fearless of the Greek leaders. His father was Tydeus.
- Odysseus - from Ithaca. One of the leaders of the Greeks who will vie with Ajax for the status of most worthy after Achilles.
- Agamemnon - lead king of the Greek forces, the brother of Menelaus.
- Zeus - king of the gods. Zeus attempts neutrality.
Known as Jupiter or Jove among the Romans and in some translations of the Iliad. - Poseidon - Sea god and brother of Zeus. Known to the Romans as Neptune. Poseidon sides with the Greeks here.
- Hera - queen of the gods, wife and sister of Zeus. Hera is on the side of the Greeks.
Known as Juno among the Romans and in some translations of the Iliad.
- Aphrodite - the goddess of love. She supports the Trojans and especially Paris. Here she gives a love charm to a lying Hera.
- Hypnos - the god of sleep whom Hera promises Pasithea as a wife if he will put Zeus to sleep. Pasithea is one of the Graces.
- Hector - champion of the Trojans and son of Priam.
- 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.
- Ajax - of Locris, son of Oileus. Bound by the Oath of Tyndareus and one of the Argonauts, he was in the belly of the Trojan Horse.
- Polydamas - a Trojan leader and son of Panthous.
- Archelochus - son of Antenor who served on the Trojan side with Aeneas and Acamas, and was killed by Ajax.
- Muse - There were three Muses originally, Aoede (song), Melete (pracice), and Mneme (memory), and later nine. They were the daughters of Mnemosyne (Memory).
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
