Hector, captain of the host of Troy.

Aeneas, a Trojan chief.

Dolon, a Trojan.

Shepherd.

Rhesus, king of Thrace, son of the Muse Terpsichorê.

Odysseus, a crafty Greek.

Diomedes, a valiant Greek.

Athena, a Goddess.

Paris, named also Alexander, a Trojan, son of Priam.

Charioteer of Rhesus.

The Muse Terpsichorê, mother of Rhesus.

Chorus, consisting of sentinels of the Trojan army.

Guards of Hector, Soldiers of the Thracian army.

Scene:—In the camp of Troy, before Hector's tent.