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Pelagon

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Canonical name
Pelagon
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Character
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Individual
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Claims

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·Direct

Pelagon, Sarpedon’s friend, draws the spear from his thigh, after which Sarpedon faints.

See evidence text
“Pelagon, his friend and comrade, drew the spear out of his thigh, but Sarpedon fainted and a mist came over his eyes.”

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·Direct
“Pelagon, Alastor, Chromius, Haemon, and Bias shepherd of his people”

Passage preview

Book 4 · Passage 23

With this he left them and went onward to Nestor, the facile speaker of the Pylians, who was marshalling his men and urging them on, in company with Pelagon, Alastor, Chromius, Haemon, and Bias shepherd of his people. He placed his knights with their chariots and horses in the front rank, while the foot-soldiers, brave men and many, whom he could trust, were in the rear. The cowards he drove into the middle, that they might fight whether they would or no. He gave his orders to the knights first, bidding them hold their horses well in hand, so as to avoid confusion. ‘Let no man,’ he said, ‘relying on his strength or horsemanship, get before the others and engage singly with the Trojans, nor yet let him lag behind or you will weaken your attack; but let each when he meets an enemy’s chariot throw his spear from his own; this be much the best; this is how the men of old took towns and strongholds; in this wise were they minded.’