Dolon

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[doh-lon] / ˈdoʊ lɒn /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

To whom this answer Dolon straight returned Son of Eumedes.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

That Trojan none shall in that chariot ride By those steeds drawn, save Dolon; on my oath390 I make them thine; enjoy them evermore.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Then watching somewhere near Hector's tent they partly express, in the usual song, the lyrical emotion of the night, partly they chat about Dolon and the order of the watches.

From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes

Bryant, Iliad, Book X. The terrified Dolon, hoping to move the Greeks to mercy, told even more than he was asked to tell.

From The Story of Troy by Clarke, Michael

So Ulysses and Diomede lay down among the dead men who had fallen in the battle, and Dolon ran on past them towards the Greeks.

From Tales of Troy and Greece by Lang, Andrew