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Pandarus

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Pan·da·rus  (pndr-s) also Pan·dar (-dr)
n.
1. The leader of the Lycians, slain by Diomedes in the Iliad.
2. The procurer of Cressida for Troilus in medieval romance.
Pandarus [ˈpændərəs]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the leader of the Lycians, allies of the Trojans in their war with the Greeks. He broke the truce by shooting Menelaus with an arrow and was killed in the ensuing battle by Diomedes
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) (in medieval legend) the procurer of Cressida on behalf of Troilus
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And if any one asserts that the violation of oaths and treaties, which was really the work of Pandarus, was brought about by Athene and Zeus, or that the strife and contention of the gods was instigated by Themis and Zeus, he shall not have our approval; neither will we allow our young men to hear the words of Aeschylus, that
The Republic by Plato View in context
Ida, men of substance, who drink the limpid waters of the Aesepus, and are of Trojan blood--these were led by Pandarus son of Lycaon, whom Apollo had taught to use the bow.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
 
 
 
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