Trojan Leaders

In Greek mythology, the Trojan Leaders were those who responded to the summon of King Priam of Troy as allies against the Achaean invaders during the Trojan War.[1][2][3][4]

Ethnic Identity Settlements Leaders Sources Parentage
Homer Apollodorus Dictys Dares
Trojans None stated (Troy) Hector ✓ ✓ sons of Priam and Hecuba
Deiphobus ✓
Paris ✓
Troilus ✓ son of Priam or Apollo[5] and Hecuba
Dardanians None stated (Dardania) Aeneas ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Archelochus ✓ ✓ sons of Antenor
Acamas ✓ ✓
Trojans of Mt. Ida • Zeleia Pandarus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Lycaon
No name given • Adresteia

• Apaesus

• Pityeia

• Mt. Tereia

Adrestus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Merops
Amphius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
No name given • Percote

• Practius

• Sestus

• Abydus

• Arisbe

Asius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Hyrtacus
Pelasgians • Larissa Hippothous ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Lethus or Pelasgus
Pylaeus ✓ ✓ son of Lethus
Cupesus ✓
Thracians • lands bounded by Hellespont Acamas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Eusorus
Peiroüs ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Imbrasus
Ciconians • Ciconia, Thrace Euphemus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Troezenus
Paeonians • Amydon

• River Axius

Pyraechmes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Axius
Asteropaios ✓ son of Pelagon
Paphlagonians • Cytorus

• Sesamus

• River Parthenius

• Cromna

• Aegialus

• Erythini

Pylaemenes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Bilsates or Melius
Halizones • Alybe Odius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Mecisteus or Minuus
Epistrophus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Mysians None stated Chromis ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Arsinous
Ennomus ✓ ✓ ✓
Phrygians "from afar" • Ascania Phorcys ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Aretaon
Ascanius ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Maeonians • Mt. Tmolus Mesthles ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Talaemenes
Antiphus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Carians • Miletus

• Mt. Phthires

• Streams of the Maeander

• crest of Mycale

Nastes ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sons of Nomion
Amphimachus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lycians • River Xanthus

• Solymum

Sarpedon ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Zeus or Xanthus and Laodamia
Glaucus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ son of Hippolochus
No name given • Colophon Mopsus ✓ son of Manto
Ethiopians

Indians

• Ethiopia Memnon (✓) ✓ son of Tithonus and Eos
Perses ✓
Thracians None stated Rhesus (✓) (✓) ✓
Archilochus ✓
Phrygians None stated Asius ✓ son of Dymas

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.811 ff.
  2. ^ Dictys Cretensis, 2.35
  3. ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 3.34–35
  4. ^ Dares Phrygius, 18
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.5

References

  • Dares Phrygius, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at theio.com
  • Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.