Demoleon was a tough defensive fighter that was killed byAchilles during theTrojan War. Born into a peaceful family that believed thatHelen should be sent back to theGreeks. His house was spared by theAchaeans because his family receivedOdysseus andMenelaus when they came toTroy as envoys. Demoleon's house was also spared by the Achaeans because his father pleaded with the Trojans to return Helen to the Greeks whenParis first stole her from Menelaus. It is believed that his family founded the city ofPatavium (Padua) after fleeing Troy.
"…and over [the body of Iphition] Achilles killed Demoleon, a valiant champion of war and son to Antenor. He struck him on the temple through his bronze-cheeked helmet. The helmet did not stay the spear, but it went right on, crushing the bone so that the brain inside was shed in all directions, and his lust of fighting was ended."[20]
^Tzetzes, John (2015).Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61,Prologue 806–807, p. 219, 11.44–46.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^abTzetzes, John (2015).Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 219, 11.44–46.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015).Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 61,Prologue 806–807.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
^Tzetzes, John (2015).Allegories of the Iliad. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 283, 15.193.ISBN978-0-674-96785-4.
Tzetzes, John,Allegories of the Iliad translated by Goldwyn, Adam J. and Kokkini, Dimitra. Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, Harvard University Press, 2015.