Priam, Last King of Troy | |
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King of Troy | |
Predecessor | Laomedon |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Laomedon and Placia or Strymo (or Rhoeo) or Zeuxippe or Leucippe |
Siblings | Tithonus, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Hesione, Cilla, Astyoche, Proclia, Aethilla, Medesicaste and Clytodora |
Consort | (1) Hecuba (2) Castianeira (3) Laothoe (4) Alexirrhoe or Arisbe (5) unknown” |
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 |
In Greek mythology, Priam (/ˈpraɪ.əm/; Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced [prí.amos]) was the legendary and last[1] 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.