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  1. Hector – Mythopedia

    Jul 13, 2023 · Hector was a prince and hero of Troy who defended his city during the Trojan War. In the end, he was slain by Achilles, the greatest of the Greek warriors.

  2. Astyanax – Mythopedia

    May 24, 2023 · Astyanax (also called Scamandrius) was the son of Hector and Andromache, a prince and princess of Troy. During the sack of Troy, Astyanax—still a small child—was viciously killed by …

  3. Iliad: Book 22 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Argument The Death of Hector The Trojans being safe within the walls, Hector only stays to oppose Achilles. Priam is struck at his approach, and tries to persuade his son to re-enter the town. Hecuba …

  4. Achilles – Mythopedia

    Jul 31, 2023 · Hector, the oldest son of Priam and the commander of the Trojan army, was virtually invincible without Achilles to keep him in check. Eventually, Agamemnon became desperate and …

  5. Patroclus – Mythopedia

    Jul 5, 2023 · Patroclus was a Greek hero and the closest friend of Achilles. After Hector killed Patroclus during the Trojan War, Achilles was quick to avenge him.

  6. Andromache – Mythopedia

    Feb 9, 2023 · Andromache, daughter of King Eetion of Cilician Thebes, was the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. A devoted wife and mother, she lost her husband and son in the Trojan War, …

  7. Aeneas – Mythopedia

    Jun 6, 2023 · Aeneas was a Trojan hero who bravely fought the Greeks during the Trojan War. After the war, he settled in the West, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

  8. Iliad: Book 13 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    And Hector’s force, and Jove’s own aid, be vain.” Then with his sceptre, that the deep controls, He touch’d the chiefs, and steel’d their manly souls: Strength, not their own, the touch divine imparts, …

  9. Iliad: Book 24 (Full Text) - Mythopedia

    Argument The Redemption of the Body of Hector The gods deliberate about the redemption of Hector’s body. Jupiter sends Thetis to Achilles, to dispose him for the restoring it, and Iris to Priam, to …

  10. Ajax the Greater – Mythopedia

    Dec 8, 2022 · Ajax the Greater fought with the other Greeks during the Trojan War, where he was regarded as second only to the mighty Achilles. Among other accomplishments, Ajax once fought …