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This page lists the 22 people on the chart of the Achilles family tree and the four numbered sources its article cites. It also gives the credits of the portraits and the article as a reference in four styles. The chart and the article have a page of their own.

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Every figure on the Achilles family tree

Each figure on the Achilles family tree has a row, with the texts that name it.

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ZZeusKing of the godsFather of Aeacus by Aegina, drawn as a name plate with a gold line.

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AAeacusKing of AeginaSon of Zeus and Aegina, grandfather of Achilles and Ajax.

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EEndeisWife of AeacusDaughter of Sciron and mother of Peleus and Telamon.

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Laomedon, the king in the diadem, from Laomedon Refusing Payment to Poseidon and ApolloLaomedonKing of TroySon of Ilus and father of Priam and Hesione.

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Thetis, from Jupiter and Thetis by IngresThetisSea goddessDaughter of Nereus, married to the mortal Peleus.

Sources14

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PPeleusKing of PhthiaFather of Achilles, later driven from Phthia by the sons of Acastus.

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TTelamonKing of SalamisBrother of Peleus and father of Ajax and Teucer.

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HHesioneDaughter of LaomedonSister of Priam, given to Telamon by Heracles.

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Priam, an imagined portrait from the Promptuarium Iconum InsigniorumPriamKing of TroyBorn Podarces, killed by Neoptolemus at the altar of Zeus.

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HHecubaQueen of TroyMother of Hector, given to Odysseus after the fall of the city.

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DDeidamiaDaughter of LycomedesMother of Neoptolemus by Achilles.

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Achilles, from Priam Asking Achilles for the Body of Hector by Alexander IvanovAchillesLeader of the MyrmidonsSon of Peleus and Thetis, killer of Hector, shot by Paris.

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Ajax, named in the painted inscription, on the amphora of ExekiasAjaxSon of TelamonFirst cousin of Achilles. He lost the arms of Achilles to Odysseus, went mad and killed himself.

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TTeucerSon of Telamon and HesioneHalf brother of Ajax and first cousin of Hector.

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Hector, from The Farewell of Hector and Andromache by Anton LosenkoHectorFirst son of PriamHusband of Andromache, killed by Achilles.

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Andromache, from Andromache Mourning Hector by Jacques-Louis DavidAndromacheWife of HectorDaughter of Eetion, later given to Neoptolemus.

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Paris, from The Love of Paris and Helen by Jacques-Louis DavidParisSon of PriamAlso called Alexander. He took Helen to Troy and shot Achilles.

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Helen, from Helen of Troy by Dante Gabriel RossettiHelenWife of MenelausTaken to Troy by Paris, and after his death married to Deiphobus.

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Cassandra, by Evelyn De MorganCassandraDaughter of PriamGiven to Agamemnon after the fall of Troy.

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PPolyxenaDaughter of PriamSlaughtered on the grave of Achilles.

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NNeoptolemusSon of AchillesFirst called Pyrrhus. He killed Priam and fathered Molossus on Andromache.

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AAstyanaxSon of HectorCalled Scamandrius by his father, thrown from the walls of Troy.

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The article is unsigned, so the site stands as author and the date is its last revision. Cite the numbered sources for the facts and the article for the chart. Each reference gives the address of the article.

  • APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Achilles family tree and the royal house of Troy. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/trojan-war-family-trees
  • MLA“The Achilles Family Tree and the Royal House of Troy.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/trojan-war-family-trees.
  • ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Achilles Family Tree and the Royal House of Troy.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/trojan-war-family-trees.
  • HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Achilles Family Tree and the Royal House of Troy. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/trojan-war-family-trees (Accessed: 10 November 2026).

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Sources

Every source of this Achilles family tree was opened on 10 November 2026 on Theoi. Apollodorus is cited by the section numbers of the Library and the Epitome, and Homer by the books of the Iliad.

Theoi Classical Texts Library

  1. Apollodorus, The Library, Book 3, translated by J. G. Frazer
  2. Apollodorus, The Library, Epitome, translated by J. G. Frazer
  3. Homer, Iliad, Book 6, translated by A. T. Murray
  4. Homer, Iliad, Book 20, translated by A. T. Murray

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