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- Ham
- Hamartia
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- Harlequinade
- Harriet Martineau
- Harrowing of Hell
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- Helen of Troy
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- Helios
- Hell
- Hellenic
- Helmet of salvation
A-Z: General definitions: Hector
Definition
Son of king Priam of Troy and the mainstay of the Trojan force until killed by Achilles.
Related Topics
Trojan war; Wooden Horse; Achilles
The most powerful and last king of Troy.
An ancient city on the Asiatic shore of the Hellespont; it was sacked by the Greeks after a ten-year siege.
From Troy: An ancient city on the Asiatic shore of the Hellespont; it was sacked by the Greeks after a ten-year siege.
Son of Peleus and Thetis; he was the mainstay of the Greeks at Troy but in the tenth year of the war he was killed by Paris' arrow; the wrath of Achilles, when he withdrew from the fighting around Troy because of a quarrel with Agamemnon, is the subj
A long struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans, recorded in Greek mythology but almost certainly based on real events.
A supposed offering by the Greeks to Athena which they filled with armed men; it was unsuspectingly brought by the Trojans into their city, an act of folly which resulted in their downfall.
Son of Peleus and Thetis; he was the mainstay of the Greeks at Troy but in the tenth year of the war he was killed by Paris' arrow; the wrath of Achilles, when he withdrew from the fighting around Troy because of a quarrel with Agamemnon, is the subj
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