Eurymachus
Family: The Trojans · Role: son of Antenor · First appears: Book XI · Part 1
In Book XI, Apollo, disguised as Polymestor, urged Eurymachus and Aeneas to fight. They drove the Greeks into flight, fighting shoulder to shoulder, but Polydamas killed Eurymachus with his spear. Eurymachus was the son of Antenor. In Book XIV, he was named as the intended bridegroom of Polyxeina, a bride for Antenor’s son.
Relationship record
Life events
- Polydamas killed Eurymachus.(Book XI · Part 1)
- With: Polydamas
- “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
- Apollo, disguised as Polymestor, urged Aeneas and Eurymachus to fight, and they drove the Greeks into flight.(Book XI · Part 1)
Book XI · Part 1
- with Polydamas (interaction) “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
- with Apollo (interaction) “Nigh to Aeneas then Apollo came, And to Eurymachus, brave Antenor's son;”
- parent: Antenor “And to Eurymachus, brave Antenor's son;”
- friends with Aeneas “For these against the mighty Achaeans fought Shoulder to shoulder, as two strong oxen, matched In age, yoked to a wain; nor ever ceased From battling.”
- with Aeneas (interaction) “For these against the mighty Achaeans fought Shoulder to shoulder, as two strong oxen, matched In age, yoked to a wain; nor ever ceased From battling.”
- with Aeneas (interaction) “To escape Eurymachus' and Aeneas' spears Which lightened ever all along their rear.”
Book XIV · Part 2
- with Polyxeina (Polyxeina was intended as Eurymachus's bride.) “In his fair halls, a bride for his own son Eurymachus.”
- parent: Antenor “For that, when Troy yet stood, he nurtured her In his fair halls, a bride for his own son Eurymachus.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.