Antilochus was the eldest or most prominent son of Nestor, king of Pylos. He accompanied his aged father to the Trojan War and served as one of the youngest Greek commanders.
Nestor, the aged king of Pylos, served as Agamemnon's most trusted elder advisor throughout the Trojan War, offering counsel during the quarrel with Achilles and other crises.
Ajax was one of the ambassadors Nestor selected for the embassy to Achilles in Iliad Book 9. Both served as senior Greek warriors throughout the Trojan War.
Antilochus served alongside his father Nestor at Troy and ultimately died protecting him from Memnon. Their bond exemplified filial devotion in the Homeric tradition.
Nestor's extraordinary lifespan was granted by Apollo in compensation for the years denied to Nestor's brothers, whom Heracles killed when he sacked Pylos.
Nestor hunted the Calydonian Boar in his youth, one of the many exploits he would later recount during his long speeches in the Iliad.
Diomedes rescued Nestor during the Trojan War when Paris wounded the old king's horse. Together they charged Hector from Diomedes' chariot until Zeus's thunderbolts turned them back.
Heracles sacked Pylos and killed Nestor's father Neleus and all eleven of his brothers. Nestor alone survived, either by absence or youth, and inherited the ruined kingdom.
In Iliad Book 11, Nestor rescued the wounded Machaon from the battlefield, driving him back to the Greek ships in his chariot after Paris struck the healer with an arrow.
Memnon attacked the aged Nestor in battle at Troy after wounding his chariot horse. Nestor's son Antilochus died defending his father from Memnon's assault.
Nestor sailed home from Troy alongside Menelaus before storms scattered the fleet. Nestor later told Telemachus of Menelaus's long wanderings before reaching Sparta.
Nestor urged Patroclus to convince Achilles to return to battle, or to fight wearing Achilles' armor. Patroclus followed Nestor's counsel, which led directly to his death at Hector's hands.
Nestor and the Greek commanders besieged Priam's Troy for ten years. Nestor's counsel shaped Greek strategy against the Trojans throughout the war described in the Iliad.
Telemachus visited aged Nestor at Pylos seeking news of his father Odysseus. Nestor told him of the Greeks' troubled returns from Troy and sent his own son Peisistratos to accompany Telemachus to Sparta.
Nestor was the eldest Greek commander in the Trojan War and sailed with ninety ships from Pylos. He served as counselor throughout the ten-year siege and was among the few to return home safely.
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