Polydamas
Family: The Trojans · Role: warrior · First appears: Book VI · Part 2
At Troy in Book II, Polydamas urged the Trojans to return Helen and her wealth, and offer further treasure to save the city. Paris reviled him for advising peace; Polydamas answered with a public rebuke, calling Paris’s valour a source of misery.
In Book VI, Eurypylus son of Telephus chose Polydamas among the leaders who led the Trojans out to fight. During the fighting, Ajax son of Oileus wounded him with a spear, making him recoil. In Book X, Polydamas’s lance cut the belt holding Cleodorus’s shield, leaving him shieldless. In Book XI, he struck down Eurymachus and Cleon with his spear.
Relationship record
Life events
- Polydamas urged the Trojans to return Helen and her wealth and offer additional treasure to save Troy.(Book II · Part 1 · 📍 Troy)
- Paris publicly reviled Polydamas for advising the Trojans to make peace.(Book II · Part 1 · 📍 Troy)
- With: Paris
- “Turned Paris, and reviled him to his face: “Thou dastard battle-blencher Polydamas! Not in thy craven bosom beats a heart”
- Polydamas answered Paris’s attack with a public rebuke.(Book II · Part 1 · 📍 Troy)
- With: Paris
- “Openly Polydamas Flung back upon the prince his taunt and scoff: “O thou of living men most mischievous! Thy valour--quotha!--brings us misery!”
- Eurypylus chooses battle leaders, and they lead the Trojans out of the city to fight.(Book VI · Part 2)
- With: Eurypylus son of Telephus Aeneas Pammon Deiphobus Aethicus
- “Champions then he chose, Alexander and Aeneas fiery-souled, Polydamas, Pammon, and Deiphobus, And Aethicus, of Paphlagonian men The staunchest man to stem the tide of war; These chose he, cunning all in battle-toil, To meet the foe in forefront of the fight. Swiftly they strode before that warrior-throng Then from the city cheering charged.”
- The son of Oileus wounded Polydamas with his spear, making him recoil.(Book VI · Part 3)
- With: Ajax son of Oileus
- “Had not Oileus' son stabbed with his spear 'Twixt shoulder and breast war-wise Polydamas; Forth gushed the blood, and he recoiled a space.”
- Polydamas's lance cut the shoulder-belt holding Cleodorus's shield, leaving him shieldless.(Book X · Part 2)
- With: Cleodorus
- “Being shieldless; for Polydamas' massy lance Had cleft the shoulder-belt whereby his targe Hung”
- Polydamas killed Eurymachus.(Book XI · Part 1)
- With: Eurymachus
- “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
- Polydamas killed Cleon.(Book XI · Part 1)
- With: Cleon
- “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
Book VI · Part 2
- with Eurypylus son of Telephus (Eurypylus chooses Polydamas for the battle.) “Polydamas, Pammon, and Deiphobus, And Aethicus, of Paphlagonian men”
Book VI · Part 3
- enemies with Ajax son of Oileus “Had not Oileus' son stabbed with his spear 'Twixt shoulder and breast war-wise Polydamas;”
- with Ajax son of Oileus (interaction) “Had not Oileus' son stabbed with his spear 'Twixt shoulder and breast war-wise Polydamas;”
Book X · Part 2
- with Cleodorus (interaction) “For Polydamas' massy lance Had cleft the shoulder-belt whereby his targe Hung”
Book XI · Part 1
- with Eurymachus (interaction) “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
- with Cleon (interaction) “Polydamas struck down Eurymachus And Cleon with his spear.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.