Trojan Leaders

In Greek mythology, the Trojan Leaders were those who responded to the summon of King Priam of Troy as allies against the Achaean invaders during the Trojan War.[1][2][3][4]

Ethnic Identity Settlements Leaders Sources Parentage
Homer Apollodorus Dictys Dares
Trojans None stated (Troy) Hector sons of Priam and Hecuba
Deiphobus
Paris
Troilus son of Priam or Apollo[5] and Hecuba
Dardanians None stated (Dardania) Aeneas son of Anchises and Aphrodite
Archelochus sons of Antenor
Acamas
Trojans of Mt. Ida Zeleia Pandarus son of Lycaon
No name given Adresteia

Apaesus

Pityeia

• Mt. Tereia

Adrestus sons of Merops
Amphius
No name given Percote

Practius

Sestus

Abydus

Arisbe

Asius son of Hyrtacus
Pelasgians • Larissa Hippothous son of Lethus or Pelasgus
Pylaeus son of Lethus
Cupesus
Thracians • lands bounded by Hellespont Acamas son of Eusorus
Peiroüs son of Imbrasus
Ciconians • Ciconia, Thrace Euphemus son of Troezenus
Paeonians Amydon

• River Axius

Pyraechmes son of Axius
Asteropaios son of Pelagon
Paphlagonians Cytorus

Sesamus

• River Parthenius

Cromna

Aegialus

Erythini

Pylaemenes son of Bilsates or Melius
Halizones Alybe Odius sons of Mecisteus or Minuus
Epistrophus
Mysians None stated Chromis sons of Arsinous
Ennomus
Phrygians "from afar" Ascania Phorcys sons of Aretaon
Ascanius
Maeonians • Mt. Tmolus Mesthles sons of Talaemenes
Antiphus
Carians Miletus

• Mt. Phthires

• Streams of the Maeander

• crest of Mycale

Nastes sons of Nomion
Amphimachus
Lycians • River Xanthus

• Solymum

Sarpedon son of Zeus or Xanthus and Laodamia
Glaucus son of Hippolochus
No name given • Colophon Mopsus[citation needed] son of Manto
Ethiopians

Indians

• Ethiopia Memnon (✓) son of Tithonus and Eos
Perses
Thracians None stated Rhesus (✓) (✓)
Archilochus
Phrygians None stated Asius son of Dymas

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Homer, Iliad 2.811 ff.
  2. ^ Dictys Cretensis, 2.35
  3. ^ Apollodorus, Epitome 3.34–35
  4. ^ Dares Phrygius, 18
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 3.12.5

References[edit]

  • Dares Phrygius, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at theio.com
  • Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.