In Greek mythology, Podarces () was a son of Iphiclus (son of Phylacus, founder of Phylace) by Diomedeia[Hyginus, Fabulae 103] and the brother of Protesilaus. In some accounts, he and his brother were called the sons of Phylacus and Astyoche instead.[Eustathius on Homer, Iliad 323, 41]
Mythology
In
Homer Iliad, Podarces and Protesilaus were former suitors of Helen, and therefore bound to defend the marriage rights of
Menelaus, her husband, when Helen was kidnapped by Paris. After Protesilaus was killed by
Hector, Podarces led the Phylacian troops in the
Trojan War, on the side of the Greeks. According to the
Posthomerica, by Quintus of Smyrna, he was killed by
Penthesilea, the Queen of the Amazons.
Namesake
Podarces was also the original name of
Priam, king of
Troy.
Note
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Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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March, Jennifer R., Cassell's Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2001, , pp. 640–641.
