person
Priam
also: Πέραμος, Πρίαμος
King of Troy, father of Hector. In fr. 44 he is 'the dear father' who springs up at the herald's news; his daughters ride out apart to meet the bride. The papyrus spells him Peramos, in the Aeolic way.
Reading notes
- Fragments of Book Two §44 daughters of Priam
The king's daughters ride 'apart' — royal protocol visible even in festival traffic. The papyrus spells Priam in the Aeolic way, Peramos, with a single rho.