Laomedon Greek First king of Troy; father of Priam, Hesione, and others.
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Laomedon Greek First king of Troy; father of Priam, Hesione, and others. He was slain by the hero Heracles. The gods Apollo and Poseidon had displeased Zeus. As punishment, he sent them to work for Laomedon for wages. Poseidon built the walls of Troy, while Apollo tended the king's flocks on Mount Ida (2). After the two gods had completed their tasks, Laomedon refused to pay them. In revenge, the gods sent a sea monster to ravage Troy. Only the sacrifice of a maiden would appease the monster. One of the maidens chosen was Hesione, the daughter of the king, but Heracles rescued her. Again Laomedon refused to pay his debt, and Heracles killed him.
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- Laocoön Greek A priest of Apollo and Poseidon; son of Priam, king of Troy, and of Hecuba.
- Paris Greek Son of Priam, the king of Troy, and of Hecuba.
- Oeneus (Oeneous; Vintner) Greek King of Calydon; husband of Althea, father of Meleager, Tydeus, Gorge, and the beautiful Deianira, who eventually married Heracles.
- Priam Greek King of Troy during the Trojan War, though too old to take an active part in the war.
- Telamon (Telemon) Greek Son of King Aecus of Aegina; brother of Peleus; father, with Hesione, of Teucer, the great archer.