Troilus

[troi-luhs, troh-uh-]

noun Classical and Medieval Legend.

a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.

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Troilus (ˈtrɔɪləs, ˈtrəʊɪləs)

—n
	Greek myth the youngest son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, slain at Troy. In medieval romance he is portrayed as the lover of Cressida

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"The moon shines bright. In such a night as this,
When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees,
And they did make no noise, in such a night
Troilus methinks mounted the Troyan walls,
And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents,
Where Cressid lay that night."

-Shakespeare

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