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The Aeneid · Character

Priam

King of Troy killed by Pyrrhus.

minor

Also known as Old Priam, the good old Priam

First appearance: book ii

Priam's tie to Pyrrhus is one of the pressures that moves The Aeneid—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Pyrrhus (rivalry): Priam is the aged Trojan king brutally murdered by Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) during the sack of Troy, a scene of…

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Character Web

22 connections

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Figures from Trojan War past
  • Protagonist
  • Minor characters and mythological figures
  • Allied kings and heirs

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Priam in book ii