Laomedon

Family: Troy · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 2.5

🌐 Also appears in: The Iliad (as Laomedon) · The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Laomedon)

Laomedon is named as the child of Heracles and Meline, and also as the son of Ilus and Eurydice. He married Strymo, daughter of Scamander, and had five sons—Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, and Podarces—and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche. He was also the father of Bucolion, Proclia, Aethylla, and Medesicaste, and is identified as a parent of Priam.

Laomedon employed Apollo and Poseidon, who “assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Pergamum for wages.” After they completed the fortification, he did not pay them. In another account, Hesione was to be exposed to be devoured by a sea monster. Laomedon was also among the suitors of Penelope, listed with the suitors who came from Zacynthos.

At Ilium, once the siege was laid, Laomedon marched against the ships and killed Oicles, but was driven back by Heracles’ troops and besieged. Heracles captured the city and killed Laomedon and his sons, except Podarces: “when he had taken the city and shot down Laomedon and his sons, except Podarces”.

Relationship record

Life events

Hercules captured Ilium and killed Laomedon and his sons except Podarces.(Apollodorus, Library 2.6 · 📍 Ilium)
- With: Heracles Priam
- “when he had taken the city and shot down Laomedon and his sons, except Podarces”

Apollodorus, Library 2.5

employer: Apollo “Apollo and Poseidon assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Pergamum for wages.”
employer: Poseidon “Apollo and Poseidon assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Pergamum for wages.”
child: Hesione “if Laomedon would expose his daughter Hesione to be devoured by the sea monster”
with Apollo (Laomedon hired Apollo and failed to pay him.) “Apollo and Poseidon assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Pergamum for wages. But when they had fortified it, he would not pay them their wages.”
with Poseidon (Laomedon hired Poseidon and failed to pay him.) “Apollo and Poseidon assumed the likeness of men and undertook to fortify Pergamum for wages. But when they had fortified it, he would not pay them their wages.”

Apollodorus, Library 2.6

enemies with Heracles “Laomedon marched against the ships with the multitude and slew Oicles in battle, but being repulsed by the troops of Hercules, he was besieged”
child: Priam (Podarces is identified among Laomedon's sons.) “when he had taken the city and shot down Laomedon and his sons, except Podarces”
enemies with Oicles (Laomedon and Oicles fought in battle.) “Laomedon marched against the ships with the multitude and slew Oicles in battle”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

parent: Heracles (parent->child) “by Meline he had Laomedon”
parent: Meline (parent->child) “by Meline he had Laomedon”

Apollodorus, Library 3.12

parent: Ilus “And Ilus married Eurydice, daughter of Adrastus, and begat Laomedon”
parent: Eurydice “And Ilus married Eurydice, daughter of Adrastus, and begat Laomedon”
married with Strymo “Laomedon, who married Strymo, daughter of Scamander”
child: Tithonus “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Lampus “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Clytius “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Hicetaon “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Cilla “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Astyoche “and he begat five sons, Tithonus, Lampus, Clytius, Hicetaon, Podarces, and three daughters, Hesione, Cilla, and Astyoche”
child: Bucolion “and by a nymph Calybe he had a son Bucolion.”

Apollodorus, Epitome 3

child: Proclia “Proclia, daughter of Laomedon”
parent: Proclia “Proclia, daughter of Laomedon”

Apollodorus, Epitome 6

child: Aethylla “the daughters of Laomedon, the sisters of Priam, to wit, Aethylla, Astyoche, and Medesicaste”
child: Medesicaste “the daughters of Laomedon, the sisters of Priam, to wit, Aethylla, Astyoche, and Medesicaste”

Apollodorus, Epitome 7

courtship with Penelope “Daesenor, Laomedon, Laodicus”
admired: Penelope “And from Zacynthos came forty—four: Eurylochus, Laomedes, Molebus, Phrenius, Indius, Minis, Liocritus, Pronomus, Nisas, Daemon, Archestratus, Hippomachus, Euryalus, Periallus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Polybus, Polydorus, Thadytius, Stratius, Phrenius, Indius, Daesenor, Laomedon, Laodicus, Halius, Magnes, Oloetrochus, Barthas, Theophron, Nissaeus, Alcarops, Periclymenus, Antenor, Pellas, Celtus, Periphus, Ormenus, Polybus and Andromedes.”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.