Troilus
a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
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Compare this passage with the long dialogue between Troilus and Pandarus, in the latter part of the first book of Troilus.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerSo also, in Troilus, v. 1809, by the seventh sphere he means the outermost sphere of Saturn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerWe also see whence Chaucer derived his epithet of the cock—'common astrologer'—in Troilus, iii.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer epitomises the general contents of the Thebaid in his Troilus; v. 1484, &c.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerTroilus and Cressida part; but Cressida is false, and Troilus has his country left him.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for Troilus
/ (ˈtrɔɪləs, ˈtrəʊɪləs) /
Greek myth the youngest son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, slain at Troy. In medieval romance he is portrayed as the lover of Cressida
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