Poeas

Family: The Greeks · Role: father of Poeas' son · First appears: Book V · Part 2

Long before the events at Troy, Hercules gave his arms to Philoctetes, Poeas’ son and his close friend, to bear. In Book V, Poeas is identified as Philoctetes’ father in the account of his suffering on Lemnos: “Groaning in agony Poeas' son renowned.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Long before the events at Troy, Hercules gave the arms to Poeas’ son Philoctetes, his close friend, to bear.(Book X · Part 2)
  • With: Hercules Philoctetes
  • “All these Hephaestus' cunning hands had wrought For Hercules; and these to Poeas' son, Most near of friends and dear, he gave to bear.”

Book V · Part 2

• child: Philoctetes “For by thy counsel left we in Lemnos' isle Groaning in agony Poeas' son renowned.”

Book IX · Part 3

• child: Philoctetes “They marked the rocky cave where lay the son Of princely Poeas.”

Book IX · Part 4

• child: Philoctetes “Spake Poeas' son with battle-kindling speech:”

Book X · Part 2

• child: Philoctetes “Now Poeas' son the while slew Deioneus”

Book XI · Part 3

• child: Philoctetes “Then godlike Poeas' war-triumphant son”

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