Lycaon son of Priam

Also known as: Lycaon / Priam’s son Lycaon · Family: Trojan · Role: brother of Alexandrus · First appears: BOOK III

In Book III, Lycaon son of Priam is Paris’s brother; Paris dons his cuirass. In Book XXI, Lycaon son of Priam is found by Achilles at the Scamander. He begs Achilles to spare him, saying he is not of the same womb as Hector, his brother, but Achilles kills him and throws his body into the river.

In the same book, Lycaon son of Priam names Priam and Laothoe as his parents. Eetion had freed him for a great sum and sent him to Arisbe, and he was later bought by Jason’s son.

Relationship record

Life events

• Achilles kills Lycaon and throws his body into the river.(BOOK XXI · 📍 Scamander)
  • With: Achilles
  • “Achilles drew his keen blade, and struck him by the collar-bone on his neck; he plunged his two-edged sword into him to the very hilt”

BOOK III

• siblings with Paris “after this he donned the cuirass of his brother Lycaon”

BOOK XXI

• enemies with Achilles “With one hand he caught Achilles’ knees as he besought him, and with the other he clutched the spear and would not let it go.”
• patron: Eetion “But a guest-friend, Eetion of Imbros, freed him with a great sum, and sent him to Arisbe”
• parent: Priam “There he found Lycaon, son of Priam seed of Dardanus”
• parent: Laothoe “Short of life indeed did my mother Laothoe bear me, daughter of aged Altes”
• siblings with Hector “spare me, for I am not of the same womb as Hector who slew your brave and noble comrade.”
• friends with Eetion “But a guest-friend, Eetion of Imbros, freed him with a great sum, and sent him to Arisbe”
• with Jason (interaction) “where the son of Jason bought him.”

BOOK XXII

• parent: Priam “even now I miss two sons from among the Trojans who have thronged within the city, Lycaon and Polydorus”
• parent: Laothoe “Lycaon and Polydorus, whom Laothoe peeress among women bore me”

BOOK XXIII

• parent: Priam “Eueneus son of Jason had given it to Patroclus in ransom of Priam’s son Lycaon”

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Extracted from the original text of The Iliad. Made with Rho MD.