Wise-hearted herald of Troy who bore the golden cup at the oaths before battle, held the staves between Hector and Ajax in single combat, and drove Priam's mule-car to Achilles' hut when the old king came for Hector's body — distinct from Idaeus son of Dares, slain by Diomedes in Book 5.1
When Hector proposed that Paris and Menelaus settle the war by single combat, herald Idaeus bore a shining bowl and golden cups and roused Priam son of Laomedon to lead the chieftains of Troy and the brazen-coated Achaeans down to the plain for the oaths of the gods.2
After Hector and Ajax fought to a draw, Talthybius and Idaeus, messengers of Zeus and men, held forth their staves between the champions; Idaeus, skilled in prudent counsel, declared that night had parted them and bade both be honoured with gifts.3
When Priam set out through the night for the Achaean camp, wise-hearted Idaeus drove the mule-car loaded with ransom while the old king himself drove the horses behind — the herald who brought the king safely to Achilles' hut and back with Hector's body.4
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