Troilus (son of Priam)
Troilos ( Greek Τρωίλος ) is a hero of the Trojan War , as described in Homer's Iliad . He was the youngest son of King Priam of Troy and his chief wife Hecabe .
He was killed by Achilles who cut off his head in the sanctuary of Apollo .
The character of the Trojan Troilus is also a main character in the Shakespeare drama " Troilus and Cressida ". Although Troilos is only a minor minor character in Homer , he plays a leading role in this comedy of disappointed love. Shakespeare (and the entire Middle Ages before him) did not use Homer, but a pseudo-historical writing by Phrygian Dares "De excidio Troiae historia" from the 6th century as a basis.
One of the most famous depictions of the death scene can be found on the François Vase , which can be viewed in the Florence Archaeological Museum .
literature
- Maximilian Mayer : Troilos 2) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 5, Leipzig 1924, Sp. 1215-1230 ( digitized version ).
