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Priam

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

minor

Also known as Dardanid Priam

First appearance: victory odes

Priam shows up with force in I For Hiero of Syracuse. The page is where that presence becomes real.

King of Troy, whose city was sacked by Philoktetes.
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In I For Hiero of Syracuse: King of Troy, whose city was sacked by…

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4 connections

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HEHeraclesPEPeleusNENeoptolemusMEMemnonPRPriam

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Heracles and his family

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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