Meriones
Also known as: Molus' son · Family: The Greeks · Role: warrior · First appears: Book I · Part 3
In Book I, Meriones killed Evandre and Thermodosa in battle. In Book VI, he joined Teucer, Idomeneus, Thoas and Thrasymedes in defending the Atreus’ sons against Eurypylus son of Telephus, and he killed Laophoon, who was born by Axius’ flood.
In Book VIII, Meriones killed Chlemus and shot Phylodamas with an arrow. In Book XI, he killed Lycon.
Relationship record
Life events
- Meriones killed Evandre in battle.(Book I · Part 3)
- With: Evandre
- “Then, as Evandre through the murderous fray With Thermodosa rushed, stood Meriones, A lion in the path, and slew:”
- Meriones killed Thermodosa in battle.(Book I · Part 3)
- With: Thermodosa
- “Right to the heart of one he drave, and one Stabbed with a lightning sword-thrust 'twixt the hips: Leapt through the wounds the life, and fled away.”
- Teucer, Idomeneus, Thoas, Meriones, and Thrasymedes rallied to defend the Atreus' sons against Eurypylus.(Book VI · Part 4)
- With: Teucer Idomeneus Thoas Thrasymedes Atreus' sons Eurypylus son of Telephus
- “But that, in fear for Atreus' sons, they rallied Against Eurypylus: deadly waxed the fight.”
- Meriones killed Laophoon, son of Paeon and Cleomede, who had come to Troy with Asteropaeus.(Book VI · Part 4)
- With: Laophoon Paeon Cleomede Asteropaeus
- “Stabbed 'neath the navel, and the lance-head tore His bowels forth; swift sped his soul away Into the Shadow-land.”
- Meriones killed Chlemus.(Book VIII · Part 1)
- With: Chlemus
- “And Meriones Struck Chlemus down, Peisenor's son”
- Meriones shot and killed Phylodamas with an arrow.(Book VIII · Part 3)
- With: Phylodamas
- “Then Meriones shot forth a deadly shaft, And smote Phylodamas, Polites' friend, Beneath the jaw; the arrow pierced his throat. Down fell he like a vulture, from a rock By fowler's barbed arrow shot and slain; So from the high tower swiftly down he fell: His life fled; clanged his armour o'er the corpse.”
- Meriones killed Lycon.(Book XI · Part 1)
- With: Lycon (slain by Meriones)
- “and Meriones slew Lycon;”
Book I · Part 3
- with Evandre (Meriones killed one of the two warriors; the passage does not specify which.) “Then, as Evandre through the murderous fray With Thermodosa rushed, stood Meriones, A lion in the path, and slew: his spear Right to the heart of one he drave”
- with Thermodosa (Meriones killed one of the two warriors; the passage does not specify which.) “Then, as Evandre through the murderous fray With Thermodosa rushed, stood Meriones, A lion in the path, and slew: his spear Right to the heart of one he drave”
Book VI · Part 4
- with Laophoon (interaction) “Leapt Meriones upon Laophoon The son of Paeon, born by Axius' flood Of bright-haired Cleomede.”
- with Teucer (They come to help in battle.) “Had Teucer and Idomeneus strong of heart Come not to help, with Thoas, Meriones, And godlike Thrasymedes”
- with Idomeneus (They come to help in battle.) “Had Teucer and Idomeneus strong of heart Come not to help, with Thoas, Meriones, And godlike Thrasymedes”
- with Thoas (They come to help in battle.) “Had Teucer and Idomeneus strong of heart Come not to help, with Thoas, Meriones, And godlike Thrasymedes”
- with Thrasymedes (They come to help in battle.) “Had Teucer and Idomeneus strong of heart Come not to help, with Thoas, Meriones, And godlike Thrasymedes”
Book VIII · Part 1
- enemies with Chlemus “And Meriones Struck Chlemus down, Peisenor's son,”
- with Chlemus (interaction) “And Meriones Struck Chlemus down”
Book VIII · Part 3
- with Phylodamas (Meriones fatally shot Phylodamas.) “Then Meriones shot forth a deadly shaft, And smote Phylodamas, Polites' friend, Beneath the jaw; the arrow pierced his throat.”
- with Polites (Meriones, identified here as Molus' son, shot at Polites, who escaped.) “With laughter of triumph stalwart Molus' son A second arrow sped, with strong desire To smite Polites, ill-starred Priam's son: But with a swift side-swerve did he escape”
Book XI · Part 1
- with Lycon (slain by Meriones) (interaction) “and Meriones slew Lycon;”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.