Odysseus — Troy Character Profile

About Odysseus

The cunning King of Ithaca who recruits Achilles for the Greek forces. He devises the Trojan Horse stratagem to infiltrate and sack the city, ultimately overseeing Achilles' funeral rites.

Odysseus appears in 2 titles

• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) — character page
• Troy (2004)

Character Facts

Played by

Sean Bean

Appears in

Troy (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Odysseus — related — Hector (Eric Bana)
• Odysseus — Professional Advisor — King Agamemnon (Brian Cox)

  Odysseus acts as Agamemnon's chief strategist and diplomat.

• Odysseus — Social Persuader — Achilles (Brad Pitt)

  Odysseus successfully convinces Achilles to fight.

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More characters from Troy

• Achilles (Brad Pitt)
• Paris (Orlando Bloom)
• Hector (Eric Bana)
• King Agamemnon (Brian Cox)
• Patroclus (Garrett Hedlund)
• Triopas (Julian Glover)
• Nestor (John Shrapnel)
• Thetis (Julie Christie)
• Menelaos (Brendan Gleeson)
• Glaucus (James Cosmo)
• Helen (Diane Kruger)
• Andromache (Saffron Burrows)