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Priam| In Greek mythology, the last king of Troy; son of Laomedon and husband of Hecuba. He was the father of many children, including Cassandra, Hector, and Paris. As an old man he took no active part in the fighting of the Trojan wars, but was killed at the altar of Zeus by Neoptolemus at the fall of Troy. |
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| Hesiod has nothing that remotely approaches such scenes as that between Priam and Achilles, or the pathos of Andromache's preparations for Hector's return, even as he was falling before the walls of Troy; but in matters that come within the range or ordinary experience, he rarely fails to rise to the appropriate level. "My friend," answered Nestor, "you recall a time of much sorrow to my mind, for the brave Achaeans suffered much both at sea, while privateering under Achilles, and when fighting before the great city of king Priam. Surely Priam with his sons would rejoice, and the Trojans be glad at heart if they could hear this quarrel between you two, who are so excellent in fight and counsel. |
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