| − | '''Priam''' was the king of [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]] in [[Greek mythology]]. He was the father of [[Hector]] and [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]], and the uncle of [[Aeneas]]. It was his mistake to allow in the [[Trojan Horse]] that doomed his city after the Greeks had seemingly been militarily defeated. | + | '''Priam''' was the king of [[Troy]] during the [[Trojan War]] in [[Greek mythology]]. He was the father of [[Hector]] and [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]], and the uncle of [[Aeneas]]. When Hector was killed by [[Achilles]], Priam went to the Greek camp to convince Achilles to release his son's body for burial. It was his mistake to allow in the [[Trojan Horse]] that doomed his city after the Greeks had seemingly been militarily defeated. During the sack of Troy, he was killed in front of his wife Hecuba by Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles. |