Priam

American  

[prahy-uhm] / ˈpraɪ əm /

Also Priamus

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.

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Priam British  

/ ˈpraɪəm /

noun

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

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Priam Cultural  

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.

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Example Sentences

The Trojan War, most famously described in Homer's epic poem the Iliad, tells of a legendary ten year conflict between Greek forces and the city of Troy, ruled by King Priam.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Priam is an old man, and his courage in confronting the warrior who has been desecrating his son’s body in the Greek camp, and his plea to him, are a powerful and moving moment.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Despite Troy’s fall, the war continues, divine punishment for the denial of burial rites to Priam.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021

She’s appalled by the “solitary, joyless rectitude” of another enslaved Trojan who insists on covertly burying Priam and performing funeral rites at the grave.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

They saw the likenesses of their foes and their friends: the sons of Atreus, old Priam stretching out his hand to Achilles, the dead Hector.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton