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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.
This table lists characters killed during the war, and who was responsible for their deaths. Legend: survivors of the war = ( ), unknown fate = (?) and unknown killer or unexplained cause of death = (†)
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Invoking the oath of Tyndareus, Menelaus and Agamemnon raised a fleet of a thousand ships and went to Troy to secure Helen's return; the Trojans refused, providing a casus belli for the Trojan War. Homer's Iliad is the most comprehensive source for Menelaus's exploits during the Trojan War. In Book 3, Menelaus challenges Paris to a duel for ...
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 ...
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 .
Dares Phrygius, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at theio.com; Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr ...