RHESUS
CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY
Hector, Prince of Îlion and General of the Trojan Armies.
Aenêas, a Trojan Prince.
Dolon, a Trojan.
Paris, also called Alexander, brother of Hector.
Rhêsus, King of Thrace, son of the River Strŷmon and the Muse of the Mountains.
A Thracian, the King's charioteer.
Odysseus, a Greek chieftain, famous for craft and daring.
Diomêdês, a Greek chieftain, famous for valour.
A Shepherd.
The Goddess Athêna.
The Muse of the Mountains.
Chorus of Trojan Guards with their Leader.
Some Thracians with their Captain, Attendants, &c.
The date and authorship of the play are unknown; it probably belongs to the Fifth Century B.C., and is attributed to Euripides.