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Priam , in Greek mythology, king of Troy during the Trojan War, son of Laomedon. Priam had several wives and was the father of 50 sons and many daughters. His chief wife, Hecuba, bore him 19 children, including Hector, Paris, Polyxena, Helenus, Cassandra, Troilus, Creusa, Polydorus, and Deiphobus. When the Greeks sacked Troy, Priam was killed by Neoptolemus.

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Priam In Greek legend, the King of Troy at the time of the war with Greece. He had been installed as king in his youth by Heracles, but by the time of the Ten Years' War was an old man. His sons Hector and Paris were killed by the Greek forces. He was killed by Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles.

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