Troilus

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Troilus is a young Trojan prince from Greek mythology, often associated with tragic love and prophecy in the legends surrounding the Trojan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
character in Greek mythology
mythological figure
tragic lover
ageInMyth youth
appearsIn Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Criseyde
associatedWith Cressida
Epic Cycle
surface form: Homeric epic cycle

Temple of Apollo Thymbraeus
Trojan War
prophecy about the fall of Troy
tragic love
category Characters of the Trojan War
Mythological children of Priam
Princes in Greek mythology
culture Ancient Greek mythology
deathPlace Troy
depictedIn ancient Greek vase painting
father Priam
gender male
influencedWork Troilus and Criseyde
surface form: Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde

Troilus and Cressida
surface form: William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida
killedBy Achilles
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
literaryTradition medieval adaptations of Trojan legends
memberOf Trojan royal family
mentionedIn Iliad scholia
Posthomerica
works of Homeric commentators
mother Hecuba (Euripides)
surface form: Hecuba
mythologicalLocation Troy
notableTheme intersection of love and war
power of fate and prophecy
prophecyDetail Troy would not fall if Troilus reached adulthood
pursuedBy Achilles
roleInMyth his death hastens the doom of Troy
siblingOf Cassandra
Deiphobus
Hector
Paris
Polyxena
symbolOf doomed love
the fragility of Troy
youthful beauty
timePeriodInMyth mythic age of heroes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollo child Troilus
Cassandra sibling Troilus