Λαομέδων
Λαομέδων, Laomedon
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Λαομέδοντα Proper-name noun masculine accusative singular of Λαομέδων
Λαομέδων -οντος, ὁ Laomedon, male name Il. 5.269, al. etc.
Λαο·μέδων, οντος (ὁ) [ᾱ] Laomédon, roi de Troie, Il. 5, 269, etc. ||
➳ Par contr. Λαυμέδων, Lyc. 952.
Étym. λαός, μέδομαι.
Λαομέδων, [ᾱ], οντος, ὁ, Volksbeherrscher, N. pr.
Λαομέδων
- (ἀγαυός, ἀγήνωρ, ἀμύμων).
- Son of Ilus-1 and father of Priam, Tithonus, Lampus-1, Clytius-1 and Hicetaon, also of Boucolion (bastard).
- His horses Il. 5.269, Il. 23.348;
- wronged Heracles in a matter of horses Il. 5.640, 649; Il. 7.453;
- wronged Poseidon and Apollo Il. 21.443, 452.
Λᾱομέδων father of Priam, king of Troy; he refused to pay the promised reward to Herakles, whereupon Herakles, Telamon, Iolaos (and Peleus fr. 172) destroyed Troy and killed him.
- 1Λαομέδοντα δʼ εὐρυσθενὴς Τελαμὼν Ἰόλᾳ παραστάτας ἐὼν ἔπερσεν N. 3.36 ὅτε Λαομέδοντι πεπρωμένοιʼ ἤρχετο μόροιο κάρυξ (sc. Ἡρακλέης) fr. 140a. 66 (40), cf. v. 56 (30).
Λαομέδων : Laomedon, son of Ilus and father of Priam. He had promised his daughter Hesione to Heracles, on condition of her being delivered from the sea-monster sent by Poseidon to ravage the Troad, but proving false to his agreement was slain by Heracles, Il. 5.638ff., 269, Il. 6.23, Il. 20.237, Il. 21.443.