Coroebus

Also known as: Spearman Coroebus · Family: The Trojans · Role: warrior · First appears: Book XIII · Part 2

In Book XIII · Part 2, Coroebus is identified as “Spearman Coroebus, lordly Mygdon's son,” and as a suitor who came to Priam’s city for Cassandra but did not win her. At Ilium, Diomedes pierced him with a spear, and Coroebus fell among the slain.

Relationship record

Life events

• Diomedes killed Coroebus with a spear.(Book XIII · Part 2)
  • With: Diomedes
  • “And 'neath the left ribs pierced him with the lance Where run the life-ways of man's meat and drink; So met him black death borne upon the spear:”

Book XIII · Part 2

• with Diomedes (Diomedes kills Coroebus.) “So met him black death borne upon the spear: Down in dark blood he fell mid hosts of slain.”
• parent: Mygdon “Spearman Coroebus, lordly Mygdon's son,”
• admired: Cassandra “Ah fool! the bride he won not, Priam's child Cassandra, yea, his loveliest, for whose sake To Priam's burg but yesterday he came,”
• with Diomedes (Diomedes kills Coroebus.) “And 'neath the left ribs pierced him with the lance”

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