Dolon

[ doh-lon ]

/ ˈdoʊ lɒn /

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noun (in the Iliad)

a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.

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The pair, picking up Dolon's spoils as they pass, hurry back to the chiefs, where Nestor welcomes them.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
In the stern of his vessel Ulysses laid the bloody spoils of Dolon, until they could present them as a sacred gift to Minerva.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer
It chanced that Hector too had thought of a similar plan and that Dolon had offered to reconnoitre the Greek position.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb
In return for his information Dolon begged them to spare his life, but Diomedes deemed it safer to slay him.
Authors of Greece|T. W. Lumb

In our version of Homer Dolon merely wears, over his tunic, the skin of a grey wolf.
The Rhesus of Euripedes|Euripedes