Euphorbus

Also known as: Euphorbus son of Panthous / son of Panthous · Family: Trojans · Role: warrior · First appears: BOOK XVI

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Euphorbus)

Life events

Euphorbus wounds Patroclus, and Hector delivers the fatal spear thrust.(BOOK XVI)
- With: Hector Patroclus
- “Hector on this, seeing him to be wounded and giving ground, forced his way through the ranks, and when close up with him struck him in the lower part of the belly with a spear, driving the bronze point right through it, so that he fell heavily to the ground”
Menelaus killed Euphorbus and stripped his armour.(BOOK XVII)
- With: Menelaus
- “Menelaus struck him about the roots of his throat, leaning his whole weight on the spear, so as to drive it home. The point went clean through his neck, and his armour rang rattling round him as he fell heavily to the ground.”

enemies with Patroclus “Euphorbus son of Panthous a Dardanian ... struck him in the back with a spear”
with Patroclus (interaction) “Euphorbus son of Panthous a Dardanian, the best spearman of his time, as also the finest horseman and fleetest runner, came behind him and struck him in the back with a spear”
parent: Panthous “Euphorbus son of Panthous”

siblings with Hyperenor “Now indeed, Menelaus, shall you pay for the death of my brother over whom you vaunted”
parent: Panthous “I shall comfort these poor people if I bring your head and armour and place them in the hands of Panthous and noble Phrontis.”
enemies with Menelaus “Menelaus struck him about the roots of his throat, leaning his whole weight on the spear, so as to drive it home.”
with Menelaus (interaction) “Menelaus struck him about the roots of his throat, leaning his whole weight on the spear, so as to drive it home”

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