Priam

American  

[prahy-uhm] / ˈpraɪ əm /

Also Priamus

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.

2. the grandson of King Priam.

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Priam British  

/ ˈpraɪəm /

noun

1. Greek myth the last king of Troy, killed at its fall. He was father by Hecuba of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra

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Priam Cultural  

1. The king of Troy and father of Hector and Paris. The Greeks killed him at the end of the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) when they sacked the city.

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Example Sentences

The Trojan War, most famously described in Homer's epic poem the Iliad, tells of a legendary ten year conflict between Greek forces and the city of Troy, ruled by King Priam.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Priam has come to plead for the return of his son’s remains, so that he can be buried properly.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Despite Troy’s fall, the war continues, divine punishment for the denial of burial rites to Priam.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2021

She’s appalled by the “solitary, joyless rectitude” of another enslaved Trojan who insists on covertly burying Priam and performing funeral rites at the grave.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

From the gates old Priam, his father, and his mother Hecuba cried to him to come within and save himself, but he did not heed.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton