InGreek mythology, as recorded inHomer'sIliad,Lycaon (/laɪˈkeɪən/;Ancient Greek: Λυκάων;gen.: Λυκάονος) was ason ofPriam[1] andLaothoe, daughter of theLelegian kingAltes.
Lycaon was the half-brother ofHector.
Lycaon lent hiscuirass to his brotherParis when he duelled againstMenelaus, husband ofHelen.[2] On another occasion,Apollo took the shape of Lycaon to addressAeneas.[3]
During theTrojan War, Lycaon was captured byAchilles while cutting branches in Priam's orchard. Achilles sold him as a slave toEuneus ofLemnos, but Eetion, ruler ofImbros, bought him, took him back to Troy, and restored him to his father.[4]
Only twelve days later, he faced Achilles in battle, during Achilles' terrible wrath after the death ofPatroclus. Lycaon grasped Achilles' knees and begged for mercy, either in exchange for a ransom or in memory of Patroclus' gentle nature; however, neither argument swayed Achilles, who slew him without pity.[5][6]
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