Can you name the Main Characters of the Iliad? by Tyrael

Hint	Character	Allegiance
Wounded two Olympian gods		Greeks
Spy for the Trojans		Trojans
King of Sparta		Greeks
The greater one of a pair		Greeks
Archer son of Telamon		Greeks
Sibyllic daughter of Priam		Trojans
Leader of the Lycian defenders, son of Zeus		Trojans
Co-leader of the Lycian forces		Trojans
Prince of Troy, his abduction of the Spartan Queen is the casus belli		Trojans
Knight of Gerene, counsellor to the Greeks		Greeks
Leader of the Myrmidons		Greeks
His death causes the wrath of the Myrmidon chief		Greeks
Chief defender of Troy		Trojans
King of Crete		Greeks
Forefather of the founders of Rome		Trojans
Fleet son of Oileus		Greeks
Wily King of Ithaca		Greeks
King of Mycenae		Greeks

Hint	Character	Allegiance
Former Queen of Sparta		Trojans
Violent son of the Myrmidon chief		Greeks
Water nymph
Son of Nestor, friend of Achilles		Greeks
Cretan captain		Greeks
Persuades Achilles to return the body of his son		Trojans
Queen of Troy		Trojans
Nobleman who argued for the return of the Spartan Queen to the Greeks		Trojans
Father of Achilles		Greeks (As Achilles' father)
Goddess of Love		Trojans (Divine supporter)
Queen of Olympus		Greeks (Divine supporter)
Son of Leto		Trojans (Divine supporter)
God of War		None
God of the Sea		Greeks (Divine supporter)
Forges arms at the request of Thetis		Greeks (Divine supporter)
Goddess of Wisdom		Greeks (Divine supporter)
Youngest son of Cronus		None

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Characters of the Iliad Quiz

by Tyrael

Created Dec 3, 2009 in Literature
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	johnlk:	Dec 3rd, 2009 at 20:54 GMT	3 points
	Neoptolemus isn't a character in the Iliad - he is a character in the Aeneid, and in some of the tragedies, but the Iliad takes place before his arrival at Troy. Some other characters you might include are Poseidon, Rhesus, Scamander, Andromache, Astyanax, Calchas, Thersites, Chryses, Chryseis, Briseis, Pandarus, Antenor, and Polydamas.

	thenastyaetolian:	Dec 3rd, 2009 at 23:24 GMT	3 points
	Agree with the above! Although I think that towards the end the name of Neoptolemus is mentioned - so if you want Astyanax, Neoptolemus is also OK :) This is by far the best and most comprehensive Iliad quiz I've seen so far, well done.

	Tyrael:	Dec 7th, 2009 at 00:50 GMT	2 points
	You raise a valid point, johnlk; I did include Neoptolemus because he was mentioned, though he does not make a direct appearance. Furthermore, thank you for the suggestions! I will act on them and expand the quiz. I am very pleased that you enjoyed the quiz, thenastyaetolian! To create quizzes for others to enjoy was my purpose and intent when I did this. :)

	anarresti:	Dec 15th, 2009 at 12:59 GMT	1 point
	Very good quiz, one I shall return to. Just a little polish needed, as noted above. Also, does it need all the Olympian gods? There's no shortage of other quizzes that mention them.

	Tyrael:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 21:55 GMT	2 points
	I am pleased that you enjoyed the quiz! I will note that since the Olympian gods play fairly important roles in the Iliad, I am inclined to believe that it is right to include them.

	MagnificentFiend:	Dec 13th, 2011 at 07:52 GMT	1 point
	The best quiz on Greek myth/the Iliad on Sporcle by far. Meriones and Antenor took me until the last seconds.