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The Achaeans
The coalition that sails against Troy
The loose coalition of Achaean kings and their followers who besiege Troy. Homer calls them Achaeans, Danaans,…
The Trojans
The city and its allies · defenders of Troy
The people of Troy and the allied contingents who fight for the city. The Iliad gives them a full social world…
The Olympians
The divine society that watches and intervenes
The gods who live on Olympus and intervene in the Trojan War. They are not a unified body: they quarrel, take …
The Phaeacians
The seafaring people who send Odysseus home
The inhabitants of Scheria, a prosperous and isolated people famous for their ships, gardens, and hospitality.…
The Suitors
The guests who consume Odysseus’s house
The young noblemen who court Penelope during Odysseus’s absence and live at his expense. Numbering over a hund…
The Cyclopes
The lawless shepherds of the far shore
A race of one-eyed giants who live in caves, keep sheep, and have no ships, markets, or assemblies. The Odysse…