# Troilus and Cressida — Character guide

> Key figures in Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare.

- [Troilus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/troilus.md): Trojan prince, son of Priam, deeply in love with Cressida; central romantic figure.
- [Cressida](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/cressida.md): Trojan woman, daughter of Calchas, beloved of Troilus; later sent to the Greek camp.
- [Pandarus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/pandarus.md): Trojan lord, uncle to Cressida, acts as go-between for Troilus and Cressida.
- [Hector](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/hector.md): Trojan prince, greatest warrior of Troy, brother of Troilus and Paris.
- [Ulysses](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/ulysses.md): Greek commander, known for his cunning and eloquence; tries to rally the Greek army.
- [Achilles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/achilles.md): Greek champion, prideful and brooding in his tent; central to the Greek conflict.
- [Ajax](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/ajax.md): Greek warrior, strong but slow-witted; chosen to duel Hector.
- [Nestor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/nestor.md): Aged Greek king and advisor, respected for his wisdom and experience.
- [Agamemnon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/agamemnon.md): High king of the Greek forces, struggles to maintain authority over his commanders.
- [Patroclus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/patroclus.md): Achilles' close companion and lover; his death spurs Achilles to action.
- [Diomedes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/diomedes.md): Greek warrior who escorts Cressida to the Greek camp and courts her.
- [Thersites](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/therites.md): Deformed, bitter Greek soldier who mocks everyone; serves as a cynical commentator.
- [Aeneas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/aeneas.md): Trojan commander and diplomat; delivers challenges and messages between camps.
- [Paris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/paris.md): Trojan prince who abducted Helen, sparking the war; brother of Hector and Troilus.
- [Priam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/priam.md): Aged king of Troy, father of Hector, Paris, and Troilus; presides over Trojan council.
- [Cassandra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/cassandra.md): Trojan princess and prophetess, cursed to utter true prophecies no one believes.
- [Helen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/helen.md): Wife of Menelaus, living in Troy with Paris; her beauty is the war's cause.
- [Menelaus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/menelaus.md): Greek king, husband of Helen; fights to retrieve her from Troy.
- [Calchas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/calchas.md): Trojan priest who defected to the Greeks; father of Cressida.
- [Andromache](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/andromache.md): Wife of Hector, pleads with him not to fight on the day of his death.
- [Hector (as Aeneas)](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/hector_aeneas.md): Duplicate cluster for Hector; merged with main Hector entry.
- [Alexander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/alexander.md): Servant to Cressida; delivers news and messages.
- [Hecuba](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/hecuba.md): Queen of Troy, wife of Priam; mother of Hector and Troilus.
- [Deiphobus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/deiphobus.md): Trojan prince, brother of Hector; appears in battle scenes.
- [Helenus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/helenus.md): Trojan prince and priest, son of Priam; appears in Trojan council.
- [Antenor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/antenor.md): Trojan commander captured by Greeks; exchanged for Cressida.
- [Margarelon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/margarelon.md): Bastard son of Priam; fights in the Trojan War.
- [Myrmidons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/myrmidons.md): Achilles' elite soldiers; carry out his orders in battle.
- [Neoptolemus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/neoptolemus.md): Son of Achilles; mentioned as future avenger, not present on stage.
- [Servant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/servant.md): Generic servant character; appears in various scenes delivering messages.
- [Boy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/troilus_and_cressida_se/characters/boy.md): Young servant boy; appears briefly in the Greek camp.

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