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Diomedes: son of Tydeus, king of Argos, a younger warrior with the Achaeans.
Earthshaker: common epithet for Poseidon.
Eumelus: leader of Thessalian troops, part of the Achaean army.
Euryalus: a senior leader of the troops from the Argolid, an Achaean warrior.
Eurybates: one of the Achaean heralds.
Eurymedon: Achaean warrior, attendant on Agamemnon.
Eurypylus: leader of troops from parts of Thessaly, part of the Achaean army.
Glaucus: son of Hippolochus, leader of the Lycians (Trojan allies).
Hades: brother of Zeus and Poseidon, god of the dead.
Hector: leader of Trojan forces, son of Priam and Hecuba, often called "Hector of the shining helmet," or "man-killing Hector."
Hecuba: wife of Priam, mother of Hector (and others).
Helen: mortal child of Zeus, wife of Menelaus and later of Paris (Alexander).
Helenus: son of Priam, reader of omens for Trojans.
Hephaestus: divine son of Zeus and Hera, artisan god, crippled in his legs, supporter of the Achaeans.
Hera: divine wife and sister of Zeus, daughter of Cronos, frequently called "white armed" or "ox eyed," a strong supporter of the Achaeans.
Hercules: son of Zeus and Alcmene, legendary Greek hero, father of Tlepolemus.
Hermes: divine son of Zeus, often called "killer of Argus" or "Messenger."
Ida: a mountain near Troy.
Idaios: a Trojan herald.
Idomeneus: son of Deucalion, leader of Cretan forces, a senior commander in the Achaean forces.