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Agamemnon
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Killed by wife Klytaimnestra and her lover Aigisthos. Father of Orestes, King and son of Aterus.
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Aiaia
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Kirke's Island
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Aias (Ajax) Major
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Didn't win the armor of Achilles in the Trojan war. Drunkenly slaughters sheep and then kills himself.
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Aias (Ajax) Minor
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Survived death Posidean, then taunted him and was killed. Mentioned when Proteus talks to Menelaos.
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Aigisthos
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Lover of Kytimnestra; kills Agamemnon
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Achilles
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Great war hero, when
seen in the underworld, would rather have a bad life than a good death. Kills Hektor and drags his body, but is
killed by an arrow to the heel by Paris assisted by Apollo.
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Alkinoos
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Ruler of Skheria,married to his niece Arete son of Nausithoos, grandson of Posidean. Father of Nausikkia.
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Amphinomos
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Suitor that Odysseus tried to warn, but Athena compelled to stay. "Best behaved"
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Antiklea
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Mother of Odysseus
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Antinoos
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Strongest of the suitors, but not smart. First killed, and threw a chair at Ody. disguised as a beggar. Tried beggar badly.
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Antiphates
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King of Lamos, home of the Lastrigonians.
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Aphrodite
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Gorgeous, god of love, Unfaithful to Hephaistos with the
God of war (Ares); she is caught in the act, literally, when her husband
catches the lovers in a net and lets everyone look.
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Apollo
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Brother of Artemis, God of Music, poerty and patron of archery.
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Ares
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Cheats with Aphrodite. God of war.
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Arete
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Beautiful queen of Sckria and wife of Alkinoos. Clever and Odysseus is required to please her before they will help.
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