Greek Mythology Notes

Doryclus

🗡 heroΔορύκλος

Combat, illegitimacy

Illegitimate son of Priam who was killed during the fighting at Troy‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌

The Legend of Doryclus

Doryclus was another of the many illegitimate sons of King Priam of Troy.‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌ His name derives from the Greek words for spear and fame, marking him as one destined for the warrior's life. Like many of Priam's sons both legitimate and illegitimate, Doryclus took up arms in defence of his father's city when the Greek expedition arrived. He fought among the Trojan ranks during the long years of warfare. Doryclus was killed during the battles, falling to a Greek warrior's weapon on the plain before Troy. His death added to the immense toll that the war took on Priam's family. Ancient sources record that Priam had fifty sons, many of them illegitimate, and the war claimed the vast majority of them.

Parents

Priam

Symbols

spear

Fun Fact

Priam reportedly had fifty sons and the Trojan War killed nearly all of them, including lesser-known ones like Doryclus

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Democoon

Combat, illegitimacy

Illegitimate son of King Priam who came from Abydos to fight at Troy

Bucolion

Herding, nobility

Eldest but illegitimate son of the Trojan king Laomedon who was raised among herdsmen

Dolops

Combat, lineage

Trojan warrior and son of Lampus who fought bravely before falling at Troy

Tlepolemos

Rhodian leadership, Heracles heritage

Son of Heracles who led the Rhodian contingent at Troy and was killed by Sarpedon

Abas

Kingship, warfare

King of Argos renowned as a fierce warrior whose very shield could terrify enemies

Neoptolemus

Son of Achilles

Neoptolemus was Achilles' fierce son, brought to Troy because a prophecy declared the city could not fall without him.

Phaedimus

Trojan War, Minor Warriors

Son of Priam who fought at Troy and died defending the city in its final hours.

Ilioneus

Herding, Troy

Trojan warrior whose name means man of Ilion, killed by Peneleos during the great battles

Acamas

Combat, diplomacy

Trojan warrior and son of Antenor who fought bravely in the defence of Troy

Parthenopaeus

Seven Against Thebes, Youth, Arcadia

Young Arcadian hero, one of the Seven Against Thebes, who died at the city walls before seeing his homeland again.

Archelochus

Combat, leadership

Trojan commander and son of Antenor who co-led the Dardanian forces at Troy

Aletes

Wandering, Vengeance, Kingship

Son of Aegisthus who briefly seized the Mycenaean throne before being killed by Electra.