![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Pompeii_-_Casa_del_Menandro_-_Menelaos.jpg/640px-Pompeii_-_Casa_del_Menandro_-_Menelaos.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Priam
Mythological king of Troy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Priam?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
"Priamus" redirects here. For other uses, see Priam (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Priam (/ˈpraɪ.əm/; Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced [prí.amos]) was the legendary and last[1] king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Quick Facts Predecessor, Genealogy ...
Priam, Last King of Troy | |
---|---|
King of Troy | |
![]() Scene from the Trojan War: Cassandra clings to the Palladium, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away in front of her father Priam (standing on the left). | |
Predecessor | Laomedon |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Laomedon and Placia or Strymo (or Rhoeo) or Zeuxippe or Leucippe |
Siblings | Tithonus, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Hesione, Cilla, Astyoche, Proclia, Aethilla, Medesicaste and Clytodora |
Consort | (1) Hecuba (2) Castianeira (3) Laothoe (4) Alexirrhoe or Arisbe (5) unknown” |
Offspring | (1) Hector, Paris, Cassandra, Helenus, Deiphobus, Troilus, Laodice, Polyxena, Creusa, Polydorus, Polites, Antiphus, Pammon, Hipponous and Iliona (2) Gorgythion (3) Lycaon (4) Aesacus (5) others |
Close