Talk:Polydamas (mythology)

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In Alexander Pope's translation, lines ~367-381 Book 18

"The son of Panthus, thus expressed his fears : The friend of Hector, and of equal years : The self-same night to both a being gave, One wise in council, one in action brave"

The affirmation that the Iliad does not present his status is incorrect.

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 * He is eventually killed by Odysseus.

What's the source on this? There is no foreshadowing of his fate in the Iliad and he is not mentioned in the Aeneid. I have not read the Odyssey in a while - or is it maybe from a later writer? Ellsworth 15:07, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I dropped:


 * Although it is made clear Poludamas was not a royal figure, he was credited to be one of Hector's most important underling commanders, a respected strategist and tactician in Ancient Troy and a friend also of King Priam. Poludamas is credited to be one of the highest generals and commanding figures of the Trojan Army under Hector, and also holds relations with Hector as both a friend and advisor until Hector's failed duel with Achilles.

This seemed to be a recapitulation of the information already in the article. Ellsworth 21:30, 4 April 2007 (UTC)