Protesilaus
Family: The Greeks · Role: lord · First appears: Book I · Part 3
In Book I, Part 3, Menippus is described as having been led from Phylace to the war with Troy by his lord, Protesilaus. In Part 7, Protesilaus is called the hero-brother of Podarces, who was “no less mighty” than he.
Also in Part 7, Protesilaus is said to have fallen long ago, slain by Hector. In Book IV, Part 3, he is named among those first smitten by Cycnus, before Cycnus took many more lives.
Relationship record
Life events
- Hector killed Protesilaus.(Book I · Part 7)
- With: Hector
- “Protesilaus, he who long ago Fell, slain of Hector”
Book I · Part 3
- with Menippus (Protesilaus led Menippus to war.) “Long since from Phylace, led by his lord Protesilaus to the war with Troy.”
- with Menippus (Protesilaus led Menippus to war.) “led by his lord Protesilaus to the war with Troy.”
Book I · Part 7
- siblings with Podarces (They are described as brothers.) “Was no less mighty than his hero-brother Protesilaus,”
- with Hector (Hector killed Protesilaus.) “Protesilaus, he who long ago Fell, slain of Hector:”
Book IV · Part 3
- with Cycnus (Cycnus killed Protesilaus.) “Of mighty Cycnus, who had smitten first Protesilaus, then had reft the life From many more, till Peleus' son slew him”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.