In Greek mythology, which Trojan prince was killed by Philoctetes?
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"Philoctetes Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης ""Philoktētēs""; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, ""-tet-""), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and a participant in the Trojan War. Philoctetes was the subject of four different plays of ancient Greece, each written by one of the three major Greek tragedians. Of the four plays, Sophocles' ""Philoctetes"" is the only one that has survived. Sophocles' ""Philoctetes at Troy"", Aeschylus' ""Philoctetes"" and Euripides' ""Philoctetes"" have all been lost, with the exception of some fragments."
"touches outlets in the untrodden body now you can no longer walk – you crawl, there where the darkness is deeper more tender, carcass of a disemboweled beast you embrace a handful of bed-ridden bones and drift into sleep."" </poem> Philoctetes Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης ""Philoktētēs""; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, ""-tet-""), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and a participant in the Trojan War. Philoctetes was the subject of four different plays of ancient Greece, each written"
"Philoctetes is also mentioned in Homer's ""Iliad"", Book 2, which describes his exile on the island of Lemnos, his being wounded by snake-bite, and his eventual recall by the Greeks. The recall of Philoctetes is told in the lost epic ""Little Iliad"", where his retrieval was accomplished by Diomedes. Philoctetes killed three men at Troy. Philoctetes was the son of King Poeas of the city of Meliboea in Thessaly. Heracles wore the shirt of Nessus and built his own funeral pyre. No one would light it for him except for Philoctetes, or in other versions his father Poeas. This gained"
"stormed the island, and Achilles fought Tenes, in this myth a son of Apollo, and killed him, not knowing Tenes's lineage and hence unaware of the danger of Apollo's revenge. Achilles would also later kill Tenes's father, Cycnus, at Troy. In Sophocles's ""Philoctetes"", written in 409 BC, a serpent bit Philoctetes in the foot at Tenedos. According to Hyginus, the goddess Hera, upset with Philoctetes for helping Hercules, had sent the snake to punish him. His wound refused to heal, and the Greeks abandoned him, before going back to him for help later during the attack on Troy. Athenaeus quoted"
"another tradition has it that when the Achaeans, en route to Troy at the beginning of the war, came to the island of Tenedos, Achilles angered Apollo by killing King Tenes, allegedly the god's son. When, in expiation, the Achaeans offered a sacrifice to Apollo, a snake came out from the altar and bit Philoctetes. Finally, it is said that Philoctetes received his terrible wound on the island of Chryse, when he unknowingly trespassed into the shrine of the nymph after whom the island was named (this is the version in the extant play by Sophocles). A modern interpretation of"
"men to the Trojan War, where he was planning on fighting for the Achaeans. They stopped either at Chryse Island for supplies, or in Tenedos, along with the rest of the fleet. Philoctetes was then bitten by a snake. The wound festered and had a foul smell; on Odysseus's advice, the Atreidae ordered Philoctetes to stay on Lemnos. Medon took control of Philoctetes's men. While landing on Tenedos, Achilles killed king Tenes, son of Apollo, despite a warning by his mother that if he did so he would be killed himself by Apollo. From Tenedos, Agamemnon sent an embassy to"
"avenged the death of his brother, who had been killed by Ajax, by slaying Promachus the Boeotian. Two sources tackles the versions of the myth regarding Acamas' death. He was killed possibly by Meriones of Crete, half-brother of King Idomeneus in book 16 of the ""Iliad"", but the Acamas killed there was not specifically identified as a son of Antenor. Quintus of Smyrna describes him as having been killed by the Greek hero Philoctetes. Acamas (son of Antenor) In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (; Ancient Greek: , folk etymology: ""unwearying""), was the son of Trojan elder Antenor and Theano,"
"""shieldless"" in the ""Iliad"" because he was wearing a two-piece corselet, which was thought to provide enough protection in the battle. Phorcys of Phrygia In Greek mythology, Phorcys (; , ""Phorkus"") was a Phrygian ally of King Priam in the Trojan War. Phorcys appears in ""The Iliad"" as the leader of the Phrygians, a son of Phaenops. The ""Bibliotheca"", however, refers to him as a son of Aretaon and brother of Ascanius, another Phrygian leader. Phorcys is mentioned among the Trojan allies whom Hector addresses with a speech in Book 17 of the ""Iliad"". He was killed in battle by"
"Phorcys of Phrygia In Greek mythology, Phorcys (; , ""Phorkus"") was a Phrygian ally of King Priam in the Trojan War. Phorcys appears in ""The Iliad"" as the leader of the Phrygians, a son of Phaenops. The ""Bibliotheca"", however, refers to him as a son of Aretaon and brother of Ascanius, another Phrygian leader. Phorcys is mentioned among the Trojan allies whom Hector addresses with a speech in Book 17 of the ""Iliad"". He was killed in battle by the Greek hero Ajax. Phorcys is referenced in Pausanias' ""Description of Greece"": the author explains that Phorcys was referred to as"
"to them that they could defeat Troy if they could acquire the poisonous arrows of Heracles (then in Philoctetes' possession); steal the Palladium (which led to the building of the famous wooden horse of Troy); and put Achilles' son in the war. In response to the prophecy, the Greeks took steps to retrieve the arrows of Heracles and bring Neoptolemos to Troy. Odysseus was sent to retrieve Neoptolemos, then a mere teenager, from Scyros. The two then went to Lemnos to retrieve Philoctetes. Years earlier, on the way to Troy, Philoctetes was bitten by a snake on Chryse Island. Agamemnon"
"Lycaon of Troy In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's ""Iliad"", Lycaon (; Ancient Greek: Λυκάων; ""gen"".: Λυκάονος) was a son of Priam and Laothoe, daughter of the Lelegian king Altes. Lycaon lent his cuirass to his brother Paris when he duelled against Menelaus, husband of Helen. On another occasion Apollo took the shape of Lycaon to address Aeneas. During the Trojan War, Lycaon was captured by Achilles while cutting branches in Priam's orchard. Achilles sold him as a slave to Euneus of Lemnos, but Eetion of Imbros bought him, took him back to Troy, and restored him to his"
"Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; , ""Ἀgamémnōn"") was a king of Mycenae, the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra and the father of Iphigenia, Electra or Laodike (Λαοδίκη), Orestes and Chrysothemis. Legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was taken to Troy by Paris, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War. Upon Agamemnon's return from Troy, he was killed (according to the oldest surviving account, ""Odyssey"""
"Troezen (mythology) In Greek mythology, Troezen (, homophone of ""treason""; ancient Greek: Τροιζήν, modern Greek: Τροιζήνα ) was one of the children of Pelops and Hippodamia, eponym of the city Troezen. Troezen and his brother Pittheus were said to have come from Pisatis to King Aetius, son of Anthas and grandson of Poseidon and Alcyone, who reigned over the cities of Hyperea and Anthea, and to have become his co-rulers and then successors. When Troezen died, Pittheus incorporated the two cities into one and named it Troezen after his brother. Troezen was father of Anaphlystus and Sphettus, who migrated to"
"in which he longs for death. We do know the broad outline of the plot from a comparison by Dio Chrysostom of the Aeschylus' ""Philoctetes"" with Euripides' ""Philoctetes"" (431 BCE) and Sophocles' ""Philoctetes"" (409 BCE). Philoctetes is mentioned briefly in Homer's ""Iliad"" and ""Odyssey"", and his story was expanded on in Lesches' ""Little Iliad"" and Arctinus' ""Iliupersis"". The Greeks had abandoned Philoctetes on the island of Lemnos on their way to Troy because they could not stand his screams of pain and the odor from his wound after he was bitten by a poisonous snake. However, ten years into the"
"Amphiclus, Itymoneus, Agelaus, Eurymenes, and Deiopites. Dolops attempted to strike him with a spear but the corselet Meges was wearing, a gift for his father from Euphetes of Ephyra, saved his life. Meges helped Odysseus to collect gifts for Achilles. He was one of the men to enter the Trojan Horse. According to Dictys Cretensis, Meges fell at Troy. Pausanias mentions a painting of him wounded in the arm by a Trojan, Admetes the son of Augeas. Tzetzes relates that Meges, along with Prothous and a number of others, perished at Euboea. Meges In Greek mythology, Mégês Phyleïdês (Greek: Μέγης"
"of the Trojan horse certainly could not be represented, for lack of space on a metope. For Metopes North IV to North VIII: the Laocoön and the Palladium Flight or a scene of sacrifice and advice of the Greeks before their departure. For north IX to north XII: around the Achilles' tomb with North IX of the Troyes or Elsewhere; in North X Polyxene and Acamas or Talthybios north XI Briseis and Agamemnon or Phoenix in the north XII Philoctetes and a Trojan hero killed by him (named Admetus or Diopeithes according to the versions of the story). Metopes North"
"Troilus Troilus ( ; ; ) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to him is in Homer's ""Iliad"", which some scholars theorize was composed by bards and sung in the late 9th or 8th century BC. In Greek mythology, Troilus is a young Trojan prince, one of the sons of King Priam (or Apollo) and Hecuba. Prophecies link Troilus' fate to that of Troy and so he is ambushed and murdered by Achilles. Sophocles was one of the writers to tell this tale. It was also a popular theme among"
"is put in charge of organising the defence of the city. He is the last of Priam's sons, following Hektor's death. He dies the day after Troy is breached and is beheaded whilst Priam is leaping to his death. Troy series: Characters The Troy trilogy by David Gemmell is a fantasy series based on the Trojan War. Its many characters are mixed: some are based on original characters from that legend, whereas others were invented by the author. Helikaon is arguably the main character in the trilogy. He is based on Aeneas. According to tradition (mainly the Iliad and the"
"could have satisfied many by diving for oysters in the ""storming sea"". Kebriones In Greek mythology, Cebriones (Ancient Greek: Κεβριόνης, ""Kebriones"") was the illegitimate son of King Priam of Troy and a slave. In the ""Iliad"" he was the half-brother of Hector and his final charioteer during the Trojan War. Along with Hector and Paris he was part of the division that finally breached the Argive wall. Patroclus, the Achaean warrior, killed him by throwing a ""shining stone,"" hitting him in the forehead and knocking his eyes out of his head. The force of the blow flung him from Hector's"
"it into the sea. However, Cycnus discovered the truth and had Philonome buried alive. When he found that his children had survived and were reigning at Tenedos, he sailed there intending to reconcile with them, but Tenes cut the anchor rope of his ship. Cycnus later supported the Trojans in the Trojan War, and fought valiantly, killing one thousand opponents according to Ovid. According to some accounts he killed the Greek hero Protesilaus, but according to others, Cycnus attacked the Greek camp when the funeral of Protesilaus was underway. It was said that Cycnus, being the son of Poseidon, was"
"Poltys In Greek mythology, Poltys (Πόλτυς) is a mythical king and eponym of the Thracian city of Poltyobria (or ""Poltymbria""; also called Aenus), featured in Apollodorus's account of the story of the hero Heracles. Poltys and his brother Sarpedon are given as sons of the sea-god Poseidon. Poltys hosted Heracles when the hero came to Aenus; although Poltys welcomed Heracles, Sarpedon did not, and was slain by Heracles on the beach. In a story related by Plutarch (""Morals""), Poltys ruled at the outbreak of the Trojan War, and was solicited both by the Trojan and Greek ambassadors. Poltys advised Paris"
"Polites (prince of Troy) Polites () was the legitimate son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and brother of 49 other children, including 12 daughters. He was killed by Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus), son of Achilles, who then killed his father. Polites was born to Priam, King of Troy, and Hecuba, his wife. He lived in Troy during his youth, was crowned prince of Troy, and was styled ""his royal Majesty"". During his youth, Polites witnessed the Trojan War and was a supporting character in the Iliad. During the passage of the Trojan Horse in the Trojan War,"
"disabled Philoctetes, the master archer, back to Troy from the island of Lemnos. When Heracles was near his death, he wished to be burned on a funeral pyre while still alive. In the ""Philoctetes"", Sophocles references the myth in which no one but Philoctetes would light Heracles' funeral pyre, and in return for this favor Heracles gave Philoctetes his bow (seen in later texts, such as Ovid's ""Metamorphoses""). Philoctetes left with the Greeks to participate in the Trojan War, but was bitten on the foot by a snake while walking on Chryse, a sacred ground. The bite caused him constant"
"the Trojan away in a veil of mist to keep Achilles from pursuing him, while Apollo took the form of Agenor to lead Achilles away from the Trojans. This act allowed all the Trojans (except Hector) to take cover behind the walls of Troy. Agenor killed two people in the war. His son Echeclus was killed by Achilles. According to Pausanias, Agenor was killed by Achilles' son Neoptolemus when the Achaeans were storming Troy through the Trojan Horse ruse. Agenor's picture appears in the great painting in the Lesche of Delphi, by Polygnotus. Agenor of Troy In Greek mythology, Agenor"
"Greek who feigned desertion, to take the horse inside the walls of Troy as an offering to Athena; the priest Laocoon, who tried to have the horse destroyed, was killed by sea-serpents. At night the Greek fleet returned, and the Greeks from the horse opened the gates of Troy. In the total sack that followed, Priam and his remaining sons were slaughtered; the Trojan women passed into slavery in various cities of Greece. The adventurous homeward voyages of the Greek leaders (including the wanderings of Odysseus and Aeneas (the ""Aeneid""), and the murder of Agamemnon) were told in two epics,"
"Demoleon In Greek mythology, Demoleon (Ancient Greek: Δημολέοντα) was a Trojan warrior, son of Antenor and Theano. He was a tough defensive fighter that was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War. Born into a peaceful family that believed that Helen should be sent back to the Greeks, he had many siblings including Archelochus, Acamas, Glaucus, Helicaon, Laodocus, Coön, Polybus, Agenor, Iphidamas, Laodamas, Eurymachus, Hippolochus, Medon, Thersilochus, Antheus (most of whom perished during the Trojan War), and at least one sister, Crino. His father was a counselor to King Priam and his mother was a priestess of Athena. He was"
"him the favor of the newly deified Heracles. Because of this, Philoctetes or Poeas was given Heracles' bow and poisoned arrows. Philoctetes was one of the many eligible Greeks who competed for the hand of Helen, the Spartan princess; according to legend, she was the most beautiful woman in the world. As such, he was required to participate in the conflict to reclaim her for Menelaus in the Trojan War. Philoctetes was stranded on the island of Lemnos by the Greeks on the way to Troy. There are at least four separate tales about what happened to strand Philoctetes on"
"Memnon (mythology) In Greek mythology, Memnon (; ) was an Ethiopian king and son of Tithonus and Eos. As a warrior he was considered to be almost Achilles' equal in skill. During the Trojan War, he brought an army to Troy's defense and had killed Antilochus during a fierce battle. The death of Memnon echoes that of Hector, another defender of Troy whom Achilles also killed out of revenge for a fallen comrade, Patroclus. After Memnon's death, Zeus was moved by Eos' tears and granted him immortality. Memnon's death is related at length in the lost epic ""Aethiopis"", composed after"
"of the Trojan Horse by striking it with a spear. Virgil gives Laocoön the famous line ""Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī / Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs"", or ""Do not trust the Horse, Trojans / Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts."" This line is the source of the saying: ""Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."" In Sophocles, however, he was a priest of Apollo who should have been celibate but had married. The serpents killed only the two sons, leaving Laocoön himself alive to suffer. In other versions he was killed for having committed an"
"Menon (Trojan) Menon (in Greek Mένων) was a Trojan soldier killed by Leonteus in the Trojan War as detailed by Homer in the Iliad (XII.201). There is also a Trojan chieftain or king by the same name, mentioned by the twelfth-century Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson in his prologue to the Prose Edda. Snorri states the chieftain's name as Múnón, yet also called Mennón. It is uncertain whether Snorri is referring to this Menon, the Trojan soldier, or to Memnon, or to someone else. According to Snorri, Múnón was one of the twelve chieftains who dwelt in Troy in the stronghold"
"Polites was one of those who accepted the gift. During the fall of Troy and the attempted escape to Latium, Neoptolemus shot an arrow in Polites' leg. Polites fell, escaping Neoptolemus, who pursued Polites to his father's palace. Priam called on the gods to punish Neoptolemus, but in that scene, Priam was also killed by Neoptolemus. Polites (prince of Troy) Polites () was the legitimate son of Priam and Hecuba. He was a prince of Troy, and brother of 49 other children, including 12 daughters. He was killed by Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus), son of Achilles, who then killed his father. Polites"
"Philoctetes (Sophocles play) Philoctetes (, ""Philoktētēs""; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, ""-tet-"") is a play by Sophocles (Aeschylus and Euripides also each wrote a ""Philoctetes"" but theirs have not survived). The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It is one of the seven extant tragedies by Sophocles. It was first performed at the City Dionysia in 409 BC, where it won first prize. The story takes place during the Trojan War (after the majority of the events of the ""Iliad"", but before the Trojan Horse). It describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring the"