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In Greek mythology, Priam (/ ˈ p r aɪ. ə m /; Ancient Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced) was the legendary and last [1] king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
Hector of Troy is a Trojan prince and warrior. He is the first-born son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba , making him a prince of the royal house and heir to his father's throne. Hector weds Andromache , the mother of his first and only son, Scamandrius, whom the people of Troy know as Astyanax .
Paris (Ancient Greek: Πάρις), also known as Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War. He appears in numerous Greek legends and works of Ancient Greek literature such as the Iliad. In myth, he is prince of Troy, son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, and younger brother of Prince ...
Troy VIII was founded during the Greek Dark Ages and lasted until the Roman era. Though the site had never been entirely abandoned, its redevelopment as a major city was spurred by Greek immigrants who began building around 700 BC. During the Archaic period, the city's defenses once again included the reused citadel wall of Troy VI. Later on ...
In Greek mythology, Tros (/ ˈ t r ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Τρώς, Ancient Greek:) was the founder of the kingdom of Troy, of which the city of Ilios, founded by his son Ilus took the same name, and the son of Erichthonius by Astyoche (daughter of the river god Simoeis) [1] or of Ilus I [citation needed], from whom he inherited the throne.
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Antenor appears as a character in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida, set during the Trojan War. Antenor is ironically misidentified by Albert Bloch, a bumbling, pretentious character in Marcel Proust 's novel The Guermantes Way ( Le Côté de Guermantes ) as the son of the river god Alpheus , probably confusing him with Antinous ...