- Achilles - best warrior and most heroic of the Greeks. After Agamemnon stole his war prize, Briseis, Achilles sat out the war until his beloved comrade Patroclus was killed. Although he knows his death is imminent, Achilles is determined to kill as many Trojans as possible, including Hector whom he blames for Patroclus' death.
- Myrmidons - Achilles' troops. Their name means ants and they were called Myrmidons because it is said that they were originally ants.
- 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.
- Antilochus - a son of Nestor.
- Epeus - son of Panopeus. A champion boxer.
- Euryalus - son of King Mecisteus. Under Diomedes and Sthenelus.
- Odysseus - from Ithaca. One of the leaders of the Greeks who will vie with Ajax for the status of most worthy after Achilles.
- Patroclus - loyal friend and companion of Achilles in the Trojan War. The son of Menoetius.
- Menelaus - Helen's Greek husband. Menelaus is not considered a good fighter.
- Meriones - son of Molus, a Cretan and the charioteer of Idomeneus.
- Teucer - a half-brother of Ajax and a son of Telamon.
- Polypoetes - son of Pirithous. Co-commands the Lapiths.
- Sarpedon - king of Lycia, son of Zeus.
- Agamemnon - lead king of the Greek forces, the brother of Menelaus.
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
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XXIII
Summary and Main Characters of the Iliad Book XXIV
For information on people and places mentioned in Book I of the Iliad, see Iliad Book I - Who? What? Where?Read a public domain translation of Homer's Iliad Book XXIII.
