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.
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.