Nireus

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

In Book VI, Part 3, Nireus fought alongside Teucer as a friend, as they vowed, “To rescue these slain friends, or fall ourselves”. He was struck beneath the ribs by Eurypylus son of Telephus and fell; the Danaans rescued him and Machaon, though few carried them to the ships. Eurypylus son of Telephus mocked Nireus’s beauty as he lay in the dust.

By Book VII, Part 1, Nireus and Machaon had died. The Greeks mourned them together and raised one mound over them both.

Relationship record

Life events

• Eurypylus killed Nireus in battle.(Book VI · Part 3)
  • With: Eurypylus son of Telephus
  • “Nireus, a man in beauty like the Gods, His spear long-shafted stabbed beneath the ribs, Down on the plain he fell, forth streamed the blood”
• The Danaans rescued the fallen Machaon and Nireus, though few carried them to the ships.(Book VI · Part 3)
  • With: Argives Machaon
  • “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: Machaon
  • “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”
• enemies with Eurypylus son of Telephus “Nireus, a man in beauty like the Gods, His spear long-shafted stabbed beneath the ribs, Down on the plain he fell”
• parent: Aglaia “So died a host on either side that warred Over Machaon and Aglaia's son.”
• with Eurypylus son of Telephus (interaction) “Lie there in dust! Thy beauty marvellous Naught hath availed thee! I have plucked thee away From life, to which thou wast so fain to cling.”

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