Galaxy/The codex of Pammon

Son of Priam and Hecuba whom the old king chid among the nine sons when he dared the ransom of Hector — named by Homer in the roll beside Helenus, Paris, and Polites, and by Apollodorus among Hecuba's children.1

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When Priam resolved to go to the Achaean ships for Hector's body, he called aloud to nine sons and gave command: haste, base children that were his shame — would that they had all perished in Hector's stead. Among them stood Pammon, named with Helenus, Paris, goodly Agathon, Antiphonus, Polites, Deïphobus, Hippothous, and lordly Dius.2

the spine ignites as you read · hover a bond on the card — every mention of them lights in the story

BEYOND THE POETS

How the centuries since have seen Pammon — art, artifacts and echoes.

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