Laomedon
Role: father of Priam · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 24
In Book 2, Laomedon is identified as Priam’s father. By Book 7, Apollo is described as tending Laomedon’s oxen for hire; Book 8 refers to Hercules’s expedition against him, in which Œcles may also have died. In Book 10, Sinon and Anchialus are said to be carrying Laomedon’s corpse for burial.
Relationship record
Life events
- Œcles died either in Arcadia or during the expedition against Laomedon with Hercules.(Book 8 · Chapter 36 · 📍 Arcadia)
- With: Œcles Amphiaraus Hercules
- “the tomb of Œcles the father of Amphiaraus, if indeed death seized him in Arcadia, and not when he was associated with Hercules in the expedition against Laomedon”
Book 2 · Chapter 24
- child: Priam (Laomedon is Priam's father.) “This Zeus they say was the tutelary god of Priam the son of Laomedon”
Book 7 · Chapter 20
- servant: Apollo (Laomedon employed Apollo to tend his oxen.) “Homer still earlier than Alcæus has described how Apollo tended the oxen of Laomedon for hire.”
- with Homer (Homer described an episode involving Laomedon's oxen.) “Homer still earlier than Alcæus has described how Apollo tended the oxen of Laomedon for hire.”
Book 8 · Chapter 36
- enemies with Hercules (Hercules participated in an expedition against Laomedon.) “the expedition against Laomedon”
- enemies with Œcles “when he was associated with Hercules in the expedition against Laomedon”
Book 10 · Chapter 27
- with Sinon (Sinon carried Laomedon's corpse for burial.) “And Sinon, the companion of Odysseus, and Anchialus are carrying out the corpse of Laomedon for burial.”
- with Anchialus (Anchialus carried Laomedon's corpse for burial.) “and Anchialus are carrying out the corpse of Laomedon for burial.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.