Laomedon
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Laomedon (; , Lāomédōn, "ruler of the people") was a Trojan king, son of Ilus and thus nephew of Ganymede and Assaracus.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Laomedon
- Deity.abode
- Troy
- Deity.parents
- Ilus II and Eurydice or Leucippe or Batea
- Deity.siblings
- Themiste (or Themis), Telecleia and Tithonus
- Deity.children
- Tithonus, Priam, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Hesione, Cilla, Astyoche, Proclia, Antigone, Aethilla, Medesicaste, Clytodora, Bucolion
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Troy
- Deity.member_of
- the Trojan Royal Family
- Deity.consort
- Placia or Strymo (or Rhoeo) or Zeuxippe or Leucippe(2) Calybe
- Deity.image
- Herakles Laomedon MCA Valle Sabbia.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Heracles about to kill Laomedon, terra sigillata flask from Southern Gaul, late 1st century–early 2nd century AD
- Deity.successor
- Priam
- Deity.predecessor
- Ilus II
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- Family
- Mythology
- Magical horses
- Wrath of gods
- Siege of Heracles
- Genealogical tree
- Notes
- References
In Greek mythology, Laomedon (; , Lāomédōn, "ruler of the people") was a Trojan king, son of Ilus and thus nephew of Ganymede and Assaracus.
Laomedon was variously identified with different parents and siblings, as well as numerous children, including Priam and Tithonus. His possible wives were Placia, Strymo, Zeuxippe, or Leucippe. Laomedon owned magical horses with divine parentage, a gift from Zeus to his grandfather Tros in compensation for kidnapping Tros's son Ganymede.