# Euphorbus — The Iliad character guide

> Euphorbus in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0017-book-xvi-the-sixth-battle-death-of-patroclus

## Who they are

Trojan who wounds Patroclus before Hector kills him.

## In the story

### [Book XVI: The Sixth Battle—Death of Patroclus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iliad_se/chapters/book-xvi-the-sixth-battle-death-of-patroclus)

Wounds Patroclus with a spear before Hector delivers the fatal blow.

### [Book XVII: The Seventh Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iliad_se/chapters/book-xvii-the-seventh-battle)

Trojan spearman who claims to have struck Patroclus first; killed by Menelaus.

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