person
Protesilaus
also: Πρωτεσίλαος
Leader of the contingent from Phylace, the first Achaean to leap ashore at Troy and the first to die there, leaving a half-built house and a wife with torn cheeks; his brother Podarces leads the men in his place.
Reading notes
- The Iliad §2.441 Protesilaus
Leader of the contingent from Phylace, the first Achaean to leap ashore at Troy and the first to die there, leaving a half-built house and a grieving wife behind.