Polydorus
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Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as the youngest son of King Priam of Troy whose tragic death is recounted in various ancient sources.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan prince
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
betrayal of guest-friendship
ⓘ
horrors of war ⓘ innocent youth ⓘ |
| avengedBy | Hecuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Polymestor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyDisposed | thrown into the sea ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| deathMotiveOfKiller | greed for treasure ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyHouse | House of Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardian | Polymestor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLaterSource | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | exemplum of violated xenia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Euripides' Hecuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hecuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | subject of Euripides' tragedy Hecuba ⓘ |
| notableEpisodeInAeneid | encounter with Aeneas in Thrace as bleeding shrub ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | youngest son of Priam ⓘ |
| posthumousRevelationTo | Hecuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonSent | to be kept safe with treasure during Trojan War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | heroic cult and funerary themes in Greek religion ⓘ |
| roleInHecuba | ghost narrator at beginning of play ⓘ |
| sentBy | Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sentTo | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cassandra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deiphobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Helenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Troilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism | embodiment of innocent victims of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | mythic age of Trojan War ⓘ |
| transformationMotif | body discovered as washed-up corpse ⓘ |
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