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6 Cards in this Set
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Achilles
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the greatest warrior of the Greeks, known for his wrath and later his compassion when he allowed his enemy Hector a proper burial
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Hector
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family man, greatest warrior of Trojans, no match for Achilles
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Agamemnon
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commander of Greek forces, Helen's bro-in-law, killed by own wife (Clytemnestra) b/c sacrificed daughter Iphigenia
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Clytemnestra
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"of the dark heart", wife of Agamemnon
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Iphigenia
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sacrificed by father Agamemnon to Artemis so that Agamemnon could get his fleet of ships to Troy
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Odysseus (Ulysses)
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King of Ithaca, famed for shrewdness, invented Trojan Horse which won victory for Greeks, sailed home to find his wife had many suitors
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