Helenus
Also known as: Helenus son of Priam / King Helenus / Priam's son · Family: Achaeans · Role: warrior · First appears: BOOK V
🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Helenus) · The Aeneid (as Helenus) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Helenus)
In Book V, Helenus is described as “Helenus the son of Oenops.” In Book VI, he tells Hector and Aeneas to rally the Trojans and defend Ilius, calling them “the mainstays of the Trojans and Lycians.”
In Book VII, Helenus identifies Hector as his brother, and he is described as Priam’s son. In Book XII, he is named alongside his brother Deiphobus, another son of Priam. In Book XIII, Menelaus advances threateningly toward Helenus, brandishing his spear.
Relationship record
Life events
- Helenus orders Hector and Aeneas to rally the Trojans and defend Ilius.(BOOK VI · 📍 Ilius)
BOOK V
- parent: Oenops “Helenus the son of Oenops”
BOOK VI
- with Hector (Helenus identifies Hector and Aeneas as leading allies.) “Hector and Aeneas, you two are the mainstays of the Trojans and Lycians”
- with Aeneas (Helenus identifies Hector and Aeneas as leading allies.) “Hector and Aeneas, you two are the mainstays of the Trojans and Lycians”
BOOK VII
- siblings with Hector “Hector son of Priam, peer of gods in counsel, I am your brother, let me then persuade you.”
- parent: Priam “Helenus son of Priam divined the counsel of the gods”
BOOK XII
- parent: Priam “the third by Helenus and Deiphobus, two sons of Priam”
- siblings with Deiphobus “the third by Helenus and Deiphobus, two sons of Priam”
- with Deiphobus (interaction) “the third by Helenus and Deiphobus, two sons of Priam”
BOOK XIII
- parent: Priam “the son of Priam”
- enemies with Menelaus “Menelaus was grieved, and made menacingly towards Helenus, brandishing his spear”
BOOK XXIV
- parent: Priam “Then he called to his sons, upbraiding Helenus, Paris, noble Agathon, Pammon, Antiphonus, Polites of the loud battle-cry, Deiphobus, Hippothous, and Dius.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Iliad. Made with Rho MD.