Siege of Troy
Siege of Troy in Greek mythology, the 10-year siege of the city of Troy by Agamemnon and his forces, after Paris, son of Priam king of Troy, had abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon; the Trojan War finally resulted in the fall and destruction of Troy.
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Priam , Priam
In Greek mythology, Priam was the last king of Troy*, a ruler who witnessed the destruction of his city in the Trojan War*. His son Paris cause… Teucer , Teucer in Greek mythology, the legendary ancestor of the Trojan kings through his daughter, the wife of Dardanus.
Teucer is also the name of the son… Trojan War , In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was a legendary ten-year conflict in which Greek warriors laid siege to Troy, a city on the northwestern coast of… Hecuba , Hecuba
Nationality/Culture
Greek/Roman
Pronunciation
HEK-yoo-buh
Alternate Names
Appears In
Homer's Iliad, Ovid's Metamorphoses, other tales of the T… Hector , Hector
Nationality/Culture
Greek/Roman
Pronunciation
HEK-tur
Alternate Names
Appears In
Homer's Iliad, Hyginus's Fabulae, other tales of the Trojan W… Agamemnon , Nationality/Culture
Pronunciation
ag-uh-MEM-non
Alternate Names
Appears In
Ovid's Metamorphoses, Hyginus's Fabulae
Lineage
Son of Atreus and Aerope,…
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