Democoon

In Greek mythology, Democoon (Ancient Greek: Δημοκόωντα, romanized: Dēmokóōnta) was a trojan, son of king Priam mentioned in Homer's Iliad,^[1] Hyginus's Fabulae^[2] and the Bibliotheca.^[3] His mother's name is unknown. He was killed by Odysseus with a spear through the head.^[4]

See also

• List of children of Priam

Notes

1. Homer, Iliad 4.499
2. Hyginus, Fabulae 90
3. Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.12.5
4. "Battlefield Deaths in Homer's Great Epic of the Trojan War". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2025-06-16.

References

• Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.