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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 59. Chapters: Trojan War, Dardanelles, Trojan Horse, Troy, Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Priam, Laoco n, Helenus, Creusa, Briseis, Cycnus, Sarpedon, Dardanus, Laomedon, Polyxena, Hesione, Astyoche, Polites, Deiphobus, Elymus, Laodamas, Polydorus, Tros, Eurytion, Theano, Amycus, Antiphus, Emathion, Aesacus, Acamas, Capys, Hipponous, Kebriones, Aeneads, Assaracus, Aretus, Polydamas, Cleite, Ilione, Melanippus, Hicetaon, Phylacus, Hyrtacus, Lampus, Troilus, Ganymede, Cressida, Gorgythion, List of children of Priam, Dardanians, List of Trojan War characters, Phorbas, Sports teams named Trojans, Troad, Thymbra, Antenor, Asteropaios, Erichthonius of Dardania, Mount Ida, Ucalegon, Hippothous, Agenor, son of Antenor, Glaucus, Iphitos, Dares Phrygius, Antimachus in Greek mythology, Asius, Ripheus, Clytius, Aethilla, King Teucer, Eurydamas, Lysianassa, Laodocus, Lycaon, Thoon, Cilla, Echephron, Perimedes, Phaenops, Clonius, Peisenor, Pedasus, Ilioneus, Schedius, Hippodamas, Antigone of Troy, Archelochus, Cestrinus, Lysimache, Crino, Lyrnessus, Menon, Themiste, Telecleia, Scamandrius, Halys, Proclia, Aesyetes, Gargasus, Mimas, Helicaon. Excerpt: Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek:, Tro los, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to him is in Homer's Iliad which is believed to have been composed by bards and sung in the late 9th or 8th century BC. In Greek mythology, Troilus is a young Trojan prince, one of the sons of King Priam (or sometimes Apollo) and Hecuba. Prophecies link Troilus' fate to that of Troy and so he is ambushed and murdered by Achilles. Sophocles was one of the writers to tell this tale. It was also a popular theme among artists of the time. Ancient writers treated Troilus as the epitome of a dead child mourned by his parents. He w...
