He is lord of the largest and wealthiest realm of Greece, and his thus supreme authority. Odysseus continuously reminds him of his bad leadership. He is slain by his wife and cousin upon his return to his homeland because of his decision to sacrifice their only daughter to the gods.

             Hector is a brave warrior and prince of Troy. He knows that he is going to die sometime during the course of the war, but he doesn"t let that stop him from displaying a wild mentality showing no fear in riding into battle and almost winning the war. Unfortunately he is slain by none other than the great hero Achilles. Hector"s body is then stripped of all clothing, and attached to Achilles chariot where his body is then dragged behind as Achilles rides around Troy"s wall.

             Helen is the cause for the Trojan War, when another prince of Troy, Paris, captures her from her husband Menelaus of Sparta. No one surpasses her beauty, and she is said to be the most beautiful mortal in the world. She admires her husband in his fight against Paris, realizing that he is a superior man to Paris.

             Menelaus is the king of Sparta and brother to Agamemnon. The seduction of his wife, Helen, is the cause of the Trojan War. He is the weakest and least courageous of the Achaean Lords, but this detracts nothing from his nobility and authority. .

             Paris is the younger brother of Hector, and is responsible for the war when he steals Helen away from Sparta. He can at times be brave, but is generally into more gentle activity as opposed to battle. He slays Achilles towards the end of the war, after Achilles kills Hector.

             Patroclus is the squire to Achilles, and is probably Achilles best friend. He is described as slow to anger, always kind, and full of pity. He is torn between loyalty to Achilles, and duty to the Achaean army. He decides to go into battle, and when he is slain by Hector he dies in the armor of Achilles.