Λαομέδων

Λαομέδων -οντος, ὁ Laomedon, male name Il. 5.269, al. etc.

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.