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Troilus

[ troi-luhs, troh-uh- ]

noun

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


Troilus

/ ˈtrɔɪləs; ˈtrəʊɪləs /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

For his first show in New York, Mandvi played Hector in Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida.”

The mother of the guy who played Troilus made all the costumes, Mandvi recalled, and so he came out onstage with a cardboard sword with a crease in it.

A production of “Troilus and Cressida” with the British director James Macdonald, in 2005, proved to be a turning point.

“I was really lost as Troilus, and I asked James, ‘Can you please help me understand his situation?,’”

I could understand that attitude if we were talking about the utterly unlovable “Troilus and Cressida.”

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