Bulfinch’s Mythology · Character

King Priam

King of Troy during the Trojan War, father of Hector and Paris.

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Also known as Priam, Troy, Priam of Troy

First appearance: i introduction

King Priam shows up with force in The Wedding Feast. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced indirectly as Cepheus, the father of Andromeda, who attempts to reason with Phineus.

King Priam first appears in 0004 i introduction.

In The Wedding Feast: Referenced indirectly as Cepheus, the father of Andromeda, who attempts to reason with Phineus.

Later, in Aurora and Tithonus: King of Troy; receives Memnon with honors and listens to his narratives.

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The Wedding Feast
Referenced indirectly as Cepheus, the father of Andromeda, who attempts to reason with Phineus.
Aurora and Tithonus
King of Troy; receives Memnon with honors and listens to his narratives.
The Iliad
Aged king of Troy who bravely ventures to Achilles' tent to ransom his son Hector's body, successfully moving Achilles to compassion.
The Fall of Troy
Sees Troy fall; slain by Pyrrhus at the altar of Jupiter after his son Polites is killed.
Troy
Mentioned in relation to the treasure Schliemann claimed to have found, referred to as 'Priam's Treasure.'

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