Machaon

Family: The Greeks · Role: warrior · First appears: Book VI · Part 3

In Book VI, Part 3, Machaon fought beside his friend Teucer, while his brother Podaleirius was with the wounded men near the ships. When Eurypylus son of Telephus and Machaon wounded one another, Eurypylus struck Machaon through the breast, and Machaon fell. The Danaans rescued him and Nireus, though few carried them to the ships.

After hearing that his brother had been killed, Podaleirius rose in anger and armed himself for battle. By Book VII, Part 1, Machaon and Nireus had died; the Greeks mourned them together and raised one mound over them. They honoured Machaon for his deep wisdom.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eurypylus killed Machaon after both warriors wounded each other.(Book VI · Part 3)
  • With: Eurypylus son of Telephus
  • “Clear through Machaon's breast he drave his spear, And through the midriff passed the gory point. He fell, as falls beneath a lion's jaws”
• Podaleirius learned that Machaon had been killed and armed himself for battle.(Book VI · Part 3)
  • With: Podaleirius
  • “By this to Podaleirius tidings came How that in dust his brother lay, struck down By woeful death. Beside the ships he sat Ministering to the hurts of men with spears Stricken. In wrath for his brother's sake he rose, He clad him in his armour”
• The Danaans rescued the fallen Machaon and Nireus, though few carried them to the ships.(Book VI · Part 3)
  • With: Argives Nireus
  • “The Danaans rescued them: yet few were they Which bare them to the ships”
• Machaon and Nireus died, and the Greeks mourned them together.(Book VII · Part 1)
  • With: Nireus
  • “Yet the Greeks Slighted him not, but gave him all death-dues, And mourned above his grave with no less grief Than for Machaon, whom they honoured aye, For his deep wisdom, as the immortal Gods. One mound they swiftly heaped above these twain.”

Book VI · Part 3

• friends with Teucer “To rescue these slain friends, or fall ourselves”
• siblings with Podaleirius “By this to Podaleirius tidings came How that in dust his brother lay, struck down By woeful death.”
• enemies with Eurypylus son of Telephus “Machaon wroth for Nireus, by his side Doom-overtaken. With his spear he drave At his right shoulder”
• with Eurypylus son of Telephus (interaction) “Clear through Machaon's breast he drave his spear, And through the midriff passed the gory point.”

Book VII · Part 1

• siblings with Podaleirius “Father, mine heart is bowed 'neath crushing grief For a brother passing wise, who fostered me”

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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.