Trojan War

Catalogues of Ships

• Greek Forces

• Trojan Forces

Other Information

• Funeral Games of Patroclus

• Trojan Horse

Greek Forces

Greek leaders	Origin	Ships
Penelaus, Leitus, Archesilaus, Prothoenor, Clonius	The Boeotians	50
Ascalaphus, Ialmenus	Minyan Orchomenus & Aspledon	30
Schedius, Epistrophus, Iphitus	Phocis	40
Lesser Ajax	Locris	40
Elephenor, Acamas, Demophon	Euboea	40
Menestheus	Athens	50
Telamonian Ajax	Salamis	12
Diomedes, Sthenelus, Euryalus	Argos & Tiryns	80
Agamemnon	Mycenae & Corinth	100
Menelaus	Lacedaemon & Sparta	60
Nestor	Pylus & Arene	90
Agapenor	Arcadia: Orchomenus, Pheneus, Tegea	60
Amphimachus. Thalpius, Diores, Polyxeinus	Buprasion, part of Elis	40
Meges	Dulchium, Echinean Isles	40
Odysseus	Ithaca, Samos	12
Thoas	Aetolia: Calydon	40
Idomeneus, Meriones	Crete	80
Tlepolemus	Rhodes	9
Nireus	Syme	3
Pheidippus, Antiphus	Nisyrus, Cos	30
Achilles, Automedon, Neoptolemus	Pelasgian Argos, Alus, Alope, Trachis, Phthia	50
Protesilaus, Podarces	Phylace	40
Eumelus	Pherae, Iolcus	11
Philoctetes, Medon	Methone, Meliboea	7
Podalirius, Machaon, Perithous	Tricce, Oechalia	30
Eurypylus (Εὐρύπυλος)	Ormenion, Asterion	40
Polypoetes (Πολυποίτης), Leonteus (Λεοντεύς)	Argissa	40
Guneus	Cyphus	22
Prothous	Magnete	40
Mygdalion	Cyprus	1
Thersander	Thebes	40

Agamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces.

The Greek forces brought a total of 1227 ships to Troy.

Neoptolemus joined the Greek army after the deaths of Achilles and Ajax.

Trojan Forces

Trojan Leaders	Origin
Hector	Troy
Aeneas, Archelous, Acamas	Dardania
Pandarus	Zeleia
Adrastus, Amphius	Adrasteia, Apaesus, Tereia
Asius	Percote, Practius, Sestos, Abydos, Arisbe
Hippothous, Pylaeus	Pelasgus
Acamas, Peirous, Rhesus	Thrace
Euphemus	Cicones
Pyraechmes	Paeonia
Pylaemenes	Cytorus, Cromna, Aegialus
Odius, Epistrophus	Alybe
Chromis, Ennomus	Mysia
Phorcys, Ascanius	Phrygia
Mesthles, Antiphus	Maeonia
Nastes, Amphimachus	Caria, Miletus
Sarpedon, Glaucus	Lycia

The Trojans and their allies were commanded by Hector, son of Priam and Hecuba. Aeneas was second-in-command.

The following forces joined the Trojans after Hector's death.

Trojan Leaders	Origin
Penthesileia	Amazons (Themiscyra)
Memnon	Ethiopia
Eurypylus	Mysia

Funeral Games of Patroclus

Achilles conducted the funeral games in honour of his beloved friend Patroclus. This scene took place in Book 23 of Homer's Iliad.

Below, I have listed the sporting events, the competitors' names and the prizes won.

Chariot race

Competitors:

1st: Diomedes
2nd: Antiochus
3rd: Menelaus
4th: Meriones
5th: Eumelus

Prizes:

• Woman skilled in crafts and a tripod (22 pints)

• Six years old mare, pregnant with a mule

• Kettle (4 pints)

• 2 talents of gold

• Two-handed pan (Eumelus received a cuirass of Asteropaeus instead, out of pity, because he had crashed in the race. The two-handed pan (unclaimed prize) was given to Nestor.)

Boxing

Competitors:

1st: Epeius
2nd: Euryalus

Prizes:

• Mule, 6 years old

• Two-handled mug

Wrestling

Competitors:

The match was drawn with 1 bout each to Odysseus and Ajax. Prizes were shared. (How do they share a cauldron and woman? Cut them in halves?)

Prizes:

• Three-legged cauldron (worth 12 oxen)

• Slave woman (worth 4 oxen)

Foot-race

Competitors:

1st: Odysseus
2nd: Oilean Ajax
3rd: Antiochus

Prizes:

• Mixing bowl of chase silver (6 pints)

• Large oxen

• Half talent of gold (Antiochus received another half talent)

Armed combat

Competitors:

Match was drawn between Diomedes and Ajax. Prizes were shared between them but Diomedes received the sword of Asteropaeus, for drawing first blood.

Prizes:

• Sword of Asteropaeus (for the 1st to draw blood)

• Armour, helmet shield and spear of Sarpedon

• And a free meal at Achilles' hut!

Discus

Competitors:

1st: Polypoetes
2nd: Telamonian Ajax
3rd: Leonteus
4th: Epeius

Prizes:

• Lump of pig iron (there was only one prize for this contest)

Archery

Competitors:

1st: Meriones
2nd: Teucer

Prizes:

• 10 double-headed axe heads

• 10 single-headed axe heads

Javelin

Competitors:

Achilles awarded Agamemnon the first prize without contest
2nd: Meriones

Prizes:

• Unused cauldron with floral pattern (worth an oxen)

• Long spear

Trojan Horse

The Trojan (Wooden) Horse was a stratagem devised by Odysseus to enter Troy with a small armed force. The plan was to open Troy's gates from the inside, so they could bring the main body of the Greek army into the city. Odysseus was the leader of this company. Below was the list of selected Greek warriors who hid inside the Horse's belly. (See the Fall of Troy)

Odysseus	Polypoetes	Epeius
Diomedes	Leonteus	Eurypylus
Lesser Ajax	Philoctetes	Machaon
Menelaus	Acamas	Menestheus
Nestor	Demophon	Podalirius
Idomeneus	Euryalus	Thoas
Meriones	Sthenelus	Anticlus
Teucer	Amphilochus
Neoptolemus	Echion

Note that Odysseus was forced to kill Anticlus inside the Wooden Horse, because Helen tried to trick the Greeks into revealing to the Trojans that there were men hidden in the belly of the Wooden Horse. Had Anticlus called out, all of the warriors inside of the horse would have died.