In Greek mythology, Democoon (Ancient Greek: Δημοκόων, romanized: Dēmokóōnta) was a Trojan, son of king Priam mentioned in Homer's Iliad,1 Hyginus's Fabulae2 and the Bibliotheca.3 His mother's name is unknown. He was killed by Odysseus with a spear through the head.4
Notes
Notes
- Homer, Iliad 4.499
- Hyginus, Fabulae 90
- Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.12.5
- "Battlefield Deaths in Homer's Great Epic of the Trojan War". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
References
References
- 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.
- Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.