The Fall of Troy

Pammon

Family: The Trojans · Role: warrior · First appears: Book VI · Part 2

Life events

  • 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 Polydamas 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.”
  • Alcimedes' sling-stone struck Pammon's charioteer, who fell stunned beneath the chariot wheels.(Book VI · Part 4)
    • With: Alcimedes Ajax son of Oileus
    • “Fate winged its flight to the bold charioteer Of Pammon, Hippasus' son: his brow it smote While yet he grasped the reins, and flung him stunned Down from the chariot-seat before the wheels.”
  • A Trojan seized the reins and saved Pammon when his strength failed under the enemy attack.(Book VI · Part 4)
    • With: Eurypylus' henchman
    • “Leapt, grasped the reins, and saved the prince, when now His strength failed 'neath the murderous hands of foes.”
  • Neoptolemus killed Pammon with his lance.(Book XIII · Part 2)
    • With: Neoptolemus
    • “Achilles' son with his resistless lance Smote godlike Pammon;”

Book VI · Part 2

  • with Eurypylus son of Telephus (Eurypylus chooses Pammon for the battle.) “Polydamas, Pammon, and Deiphobus, And Aethicus, of Paphlagonian men”

Book XIII · Part 2

  • with Neoptolemus (interaction) “Achilles' son with his resistless lance Smote godlike Pammon;”

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