The Iliad Characters
The Iliad features both human heroes and the gods of Olympus, who keep meddling in their war. Here are the main characters and gods who appear in Episode 1, "The Wrath of Achilles," along with the role each one plays in the story. Knowing who sides with whom, and what sparked the quarrel, makes the manga even more fun to read.
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Achilles
The greatest Greek hero of the Trojan War
Achilles is the main hero of Homer's Iliad and the strongest warrior among the Greeks who fought in the Trojan War. He is the son of Peleus, a mortal king, and Thetis,…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Agamemnon
Commander-in-chief of the Greek army
Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae and the commander-in-chief of the allied Greek army that attacked Troy. He is the son of Atreus and the elder brother of Menelaus, king…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Thetis
Sea goddess and mother of Achilles
Thetis is a goddess of the sea and the mother of Achilles. She is one of the Nereids, the daughters of the old sea god Nereus, and she married the mortal king Peleus.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Athena Pallas Athena
Goddess of wisdom and war
Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and war and a daughter of Zeus. Called "the gray-eyed goddess," she sides with the Greeks in the Trojan War.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Apollo Phoebus Apollo
God of the silver bow who sends plague
Apollo is the Greek god of archery, plague, and prophecy, the son of Zeus and the goddess Leto. Known as "the god of the silver bow," he sides with Troy in the Trojan…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Zeus
King of the Olympian gods
Zeus is the supreme god of Greek mythology and the king of the gods of Olympus. He wields the thunderbolt and holds great power over the fates of gods and humans alike.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Chryses
Apollo's priest whose daughter was taken
Chryses is an elderly priest who serves Apollo in the town of Chryse, and the man whose plea sets off the quarrel at the start of the Iliad.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Briseis
The captive woman taken from Achilles
Briseis is a captive woman Achilles won in war, and she stands at the center of the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon. The Iliad says she was brought away when…
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1Patroclus
Achilles' closest friend
Patroclus is Achilles' dearest friend and his companion in battle. He is the son of Menoetius, and he is said to have grown up alongside Achilles since boyhood.
Appears in 1 episode: Episode 1