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Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles. Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ), an old Achaean warrior, greatly trusted by Achilles, who acts as mediator between Achilles and Agamemnon.
List of Homeric characters This page was last edited on 13 February 2025, at 04:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.
This is a list of Etruscan names for Greek heroes. ... The Homeric legendary character Palamedes: Palmithe, Talmithe [13] Patroclus: Patrucle [13] Peleus: Pele [13]
The homeric legendary character Orestes. [1] Uthste: The legendary hero Odysseus: Velparun: The Greek hero Elpenor. [53] Vikare: Son of Taitle, the mythological figure of Icarus. [67] The name is found inscribed once, on a golden bulla dating to the 5th century BCE now housed at the Walters Art Museum. [68] Vile, Vilae: Greek Iolaos, nephew of ...
As it stands, this is far from a complete list of characters in the Iliad. Is this intended as only the major characters notable enough to warrent articles on their own? If the latter, the lead needs to be edited to make that clear. —Quasirandom 18:30, 3 May 2008 (UTC) I agree, the page needs to be longer.
This is a list of mythological characters who appear in narratives concerning the Trojan War. ... List of Homeric characters; List of children of Priam; External links
Herodotus says they were known as Maeonian until they took the name Lydian from Lydus. [9] I. 43 Atys: Lydia 2nd millennium BC King of the Maeonians and father of Lydus. [10] I. 43 Lydus: Lydia 2nd millennium BC Succeeded his father Atys as king of the Maeonians and gave his name to the country and its people. His line continued until the time ...