In Greek mythology, Laomedon (/leɪˈɒmɪdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Λαομέδων means "ruler of the people") was a Trojan king, son of Ilus and thus nephew of Ganymede and Assaracus.
Laomedon was variously identified with different parents and siblings, as well as numerous children, including Priam and Tithonus. His possible wives were Placia, Strymo, Zeuxippe, or Leucippe. Laomedon owned magical horses with divine parentage, a gift from Zeus to his grandfather Tros in compensation for kidnapping Tros's son Ganymede.
Zeus sent Poseidon and Apollo to serve Laomedon as punishment for a conspiracy against Zeus. The two gods built walls around Troy, but Laomedon refused to pay them, leading to a pestilence and a sea monster attacking the city. To end the calamities, Laomedon had to sacrifice his daughter Hesione to the sea monster. Heracles arrived and agreed to save Hesione in exchange for the magical horses, but Laomedon went back on his promise, causing Heracles to wage war on Troy.
Heracles eventually conquered the city, killing Laomedon and his sons, except for Podarces. Hesione was given to Telamon as a war prize, and she ransomed her brother Podarces, who then became known as Priam.
Poseidon and Apollo to serve Laomedon as punishment for a conspiracy against Zeus. The two gods built walls around Troy, but Laomedon refused to pay them, leading...
romanized: Teûkros), was the son of King Telamon of Salamis Island and his second wife Hesione, daughter of King LaomedonofTroy. He fought alongside his half-brother...
romanized: Tithonos) was the lover of Eos, Goddess of the Dawn. He was a prince ofTroy, the son of King Laomedon by the Naiad Strymo (Στρυμώ). The mythology...
pronounced [prí.amos]) was the legendary and last king ofTroy during the Trojan War. He was the son ofLaomedon. His many children included notable characters...
prince as the son of King LaomedonofTroy, thus a brother of King Priam. He was one of the Trojan elders. After Paris kidnapped Helen ofTroy, Hicetaon suggested...
Hera's scheme, were temporarily stripped of their divine authority and sent to serve King LaomedonofTroy. He had them build huge walls around the city...
(Greeks) against the city ofTroy after Paris ofTroy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events...
from Greek mythology. Tithonus was the son ofLaomedonofTroy and fell in love with Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn. His name was chosen by Albert Oppel...
Alcathous. Telamon also features in both versions of Heracles' sacking ofTroy, which was ruled by King Laomedon (or Tros in the alternate versions). Before...
punitive expedition against Troy, because King Laomedon refused to give Heracles the mares he had promised him before. Arriving in Troy, Iphicles and Telamon...
pantheon of gods included mortal-born heroes and heroines who were elevated to godhood through a process which the Greeks termed apotheosis. Some of these...
meant "swan". Cycnus married first Procleia, daughter of King LaomedonofTroy or ofLaomedon's son Clytius. Cycnus and Procleia had two children, named...
original name of Priam, king ofTroy; see LaomedonofTroy § Siege of Heracles Podarkes, an epithet of Achilles Podarke, a harpy Podarke, one of the Danaïdes...
king of the Trojans, son and successor ofLaomedon; husband of Queen Hecuba, father of Hector and Paris; too old to take part in the fighting; many of his...
company was attacked by Laomedon the king ofTroy, who was attempting to burn the invaders ships. Oicles was killed by Laomedon, but his men were able...
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killed the monster, but Laomedon went back on his word. Accordingly, in a later expedition, Heracles and his followers attacked Troy and sacked it. Then they...
Aurora, the goddess of dawn, and her love story with Tithonus, son ofLaomedonofTroy. The second chapter is about Diana, the goddess of the moon and hunting...
Ἀντιγόνη) ofTroy is a minor figure in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Trojan king Laomedon and the sister of Priam. The meaning of the name...
the daughter ofLaomedon, king ofTroy, or Clytius, son ofLaomedon (and in the latter case sister of Caletor). She married Cycnus, king of Colonae, and...
Trojan princess as the daughter of King Ilus ofTroy and possibly, Eurydice or Leucippe. She was the (half) sister ofLaomedon, Tithonius and Themiste. Telecleia...
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