Priam

[ prahy-uhm ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
2. the grandson of King Priam.

Priam

/ ˈpraɪəm /

noun

1. Greek myth the last king of Troy, killed at its fall. He was father by Hecuba of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra

Priam

1. The king of Troy and father of Hector and Paris . The Greeks killed him at the end of the Trojan War (see also Trojan War ) when they sacked the city.

Example Sentences

Priam the King humbles himself by risking everything, coming in by himself under cover of night.

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It was like bidding old Priam buckle on the armor of Hector.

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After the dethronement of Priam and the destruction of his capital, navigation was free and unrestricted.

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It also appears that he must have seen the grandchildren of neas reigning over the land of Priam.

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Sinon, a Greek, brought before Priam, feigns righteous indignation against Greece.

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At Priam's palace a last stand is made, but Pyrrhus forces the great gates, and the defenders are massacred (442-603).

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