Cleodorus

Also known as: Cleodorus war-renowned / noble-hearted Lernus' scion · Family: The Greeks · Role: warrior · First appears: Book X · Part 2

In Book X, Part 2, Cleodorus is named as the son of Lernus and Amphiale, born in Rhodes. Paris aimed an arrow at Philoctetes, but it struck Cleodorus instead and killed him: “it smote above the breast Cleodorus war-renowned, and cleft a path”. In the same book, Polydamas’s lance cut the shoulder-belt holding Cleodorus’s shield, leaving him shieldless.

Relationship record

Life events

• Paris's arrow, aimed at Philoctetes, struck Cleodorus instead and killed him.(Book X · Part 2)
  • With: Paris Philoctetes
  • “It did but graze the fair flesh by his wrist. Then once again the avenger drew the bow, And the barbed shaft of Poeas' son had plunged, Ere he could swerve, 'twixt flank and groin.”
• Polydamas's lance cut the shoulder-belt holding Cleodorus's shield, leaving him shieldless.(Book X · Part 2)
  • With: Polydamas
  • “Being shieldless; for Polydamas' massy lance Had cleft the shoulder-belt whereby his targe Hung”

Book X · Part 2

• parent: Lernus “On noble-hearted Lernus' scion, born Of Amphiale, in Rhodes the fertile land.”
• parent: Amphiale “On noble-hearted Lernus' scion, born Of Amphiale, in Rhodes the fertile land.”
• with Paris (interaction) “It missed, for Philoctetes swerved aside A hair-breadth, and it smote above the breast Cleodorus war-renowned, and cleft a path”
• with Polydamas (interaction) “For Polydamas' massy lance Had cleft the shoulder-belt whereby his targe Hung”

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