Priam
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Priam (; , ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
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Priam was the legendary last king of Troy during the Trojan War in Greek mythology, and the father of famous characters including Hector, Paris, and Cassandra. He matters as a central figure in the most celebrated war story of ancient Greek culture, representing Troy's leadership during its final and most significant conflict.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- greek
- Deity.image
- Pompeii - Casa del Menandro - Menelaos.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Scene from the Trojan War: Cassandra clings to the Palladium, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away in front of her father Priam (standing on the left).
- Deity.siblings
- Tithonus, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Antigone, Hesione, Cilla, Astyoche, Proclia, Aethilla, Medesicaste and Clytodora
- Deity.name
- Priam, Last King of Troy
- Deity.offspring
- (1) Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Helenus, Deiphobus, Troilus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, Polydorus, Polites, Antiphus, Pammon, Hipponous and Iliona(2) Gorgythion(3) Lycaon(4) Aesacus(5) others
- Deity.consort
- (1) Hecuba(2) Castianeira(3) Laothoe(4) Alexirrhoe or Arisbe(5) unknown
- Deity.predecessor
- Laomedon
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Troy
- Deity.parents
- Laomedon and Placia or Strymo (or Rhoeo) or Zeuxippe or Leucippe
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Marriage and children
- Life
- Gallery
- Family tree
- Cultural depiction
- See also
- Notes
- References
In Greek mythology, Priam (; , ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
==Etymology== Most scholars take the etymology of the name from the Luwian 𒉺𒊑𒀀𒈬𒀀 (Pa-ri-a-mu-a-, or “exceptionally courageous”), attested as the name of a man from Zazlippa, in Kizzuwatna. A similar form is attested transcribed in Greek as Paramoas near Kaisareia in Cappadocia. Some have identified Priam with the historical figure of Piyama-Radu, a warlord active in the vicinity of Wilusa. However, this identification is disputed, and is highly unlikely, given that he was known in Hittite records as being an ally of the Ahhiyawa against Wilusa.