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41 Cards in this Set
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ACHILLES
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prince of the Myrmidions and leader of their contingent to Troy
son of Thetis and Peleus woman-Briseis |
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AGAMEMNON
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brother of Menelaos
king of Mycenae powerful commander of the Greek forces; married to Clytemnestra, the half-sister of Helen |
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AJAS (AJAX)
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cousin and friend of Telamon
called Big Aias, Giant Aias, or Aias the Great |
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AIAS THE RUNNER
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cousin and friend of Telemonian Aias
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ANTILOCHOS
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son of Nestor from Pylos
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DIOMEDES
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Son of Tydeus
King of Argos most likeable of Greek wariors |
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HELEN
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daughter of Zeus and Lede
stepfather Tynderius first husband Menelaos of Sparta taken away to Troy by Paris |
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IDOMENEUS
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King of Crete
one of the most efficient of the Achaian lords |
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MACHAON
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a Greek surgeon
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MENELAOS
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Son of Atreus; war is fought for his sake
younger brother of Agamemnon King of Sparta; first husband of Helen |
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NESTOR
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King of Pylos
oldest and most respected Greek chieftan; very much loved because of his experience and age |
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ODYSSEUS
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King of Ithaca
"never at a loss", clever- comes up with idea of the Trojan Horse to end the war enters war reluctantly, but is one of the wisest and most able warriors |
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PATROCLOS
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Prince of Opus
closest friend of Achilles killed by Hector |
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PHOENIX
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tutor of Achilles
an old man |
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MERIONES
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friend and countryman of Idomeneus
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TEUCROS
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a good bowsman
brother of Telemonian Aias |
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PYTHIA
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Kingdom of Achilles
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PYLOS
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Kingdom of Nestor
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SPARTA
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also known as Lacedaemon
Menelaos' kingdom |
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MYCENAE
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Kingdom of Odysseus
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ITHACA
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Kingdom of Odysseus
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AENEAS
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son of Anchises
he and his father were the only survivors from the Trojan forces ally of the Trojans |
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ANDROMACHE
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wife of Hector
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ASYANAX
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infant son of Hector and Andromache
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CASSANDRA
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daughter of Priam and Hecuba
priestess of Apollo |
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DEIPHOBOS
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brother of Hector
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DOLON
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a Trojan spy
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GLAUCOS
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Prince of Lycia
ally of the Trojans |
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HECTOR
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son of Priam and Hecuba
commander of the Trojan army husband of Andromache killed by Achilles to revenge the death of his best friend, Patroclos |
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HECUBA
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wife of King Priam
mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra, among others |
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PARIS
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also known as Alexandros
captured Helen son of Priam brother of Hector |
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POLYDAMUS
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brother of Euphorbos
son of Panthos |
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PRIAM
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King of Troy
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SARPEDON
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King of Lycia
son of Zeus |
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ILIOS
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Troy
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SCAIAN GATES
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the gates of Troy
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LYCIA
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region south of Troy
home of Sarpedon |
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GODS/GODESSES
THAT SIDED WITH THE TROJANS |
Aphrodite Leto
Apollo Xanthos Ares Artemis |
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Another name for the TROJANS
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DARDENIENS
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Other names for the GREEKS
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ACHEANS
HELENES HELIENES ARGIVES DANEENS |
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GODS/GODESSES THAT SIDED WITH THE GREEKS
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ATHENA POSEIDON
HEPHAESTUS THETIS**** HERA HERMES |
