Euphorbus’s Family Tree

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Family

• Panthous(parent),Hyperenor(sibling),Polydamas(sibling)

  Euphorbus, Polydamas, and Hyperenor are the three sons of Panthous, a Trojan elder on Priam's council. All three fought in the Trojan War; Euphorbus and Hyperenor were killed by Menelaus.

Enemy of

• Menelaus

  Euphorbus challenged Menelaus over Patroclus's body in Iliad 17, invoking the death of his brother Hyperenor at Menelaus's hands. Their duel ended with Menelaus driving his spear through Euphorbus's throat.

Slain by

• Menelaus

  In Iliad 17, Menelaus killed Euphorbus with a spear thrust through the throat as the Trojan tried to strip Patroclus's body. Homer compares the fallen Euphorbus to a young olive tree uprooted by a storm.

Associated with

• Hector

  Euphorbus and Hector cooperated in killing Patroclus in Iliad 16. Euphorbus struck the first blow from behind, wounding Patroclus, and Hector then stepped forward to deliver the fatal thrust.

• Patroclus

  In Iliad 16, Euphorbus struck Patroclus with a spear from behind as the hero fought near Troy's walls, wounding him before Hector delivered the killing blow.