Pandarus

or Pan·da·ros

[ pan-der-uh s ]

/ ˈpæn dər əs /

noun Classical Mythology.

a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.

Example sentences from the Web for pandarus

Likely enough he does, for possibly he sees Sir Pandarus stands high in their esteem who are the judges of the contest.

The Symposium |Xenophon
Pandarus shot with a fresh arrow, "unused before," "whose poison has not been rubbed off."

The World of Homer |Andrew Lang
With this he hurled his spear, and Minerva guided it on to Pandarus's nose near the eye.

The Iliad |Homer
Valiantly he took his stand, bestriding the fallen Pandarus, holding his shield before him, and armed with two spears.

Stories from the Iliad |H. L. Havell

"Now see how thou likest the taste of Grecian steel," and as he spoke he hurled with all his force, right in the face of Pandarus.

Stories from the Iliad |H. L. Havell

British Dictionary definitions for pandarus

Pandarus

/ (ˈpændərəs) /

noun

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

(in medieval legend) the procurer of Cressida on behalf of Troilus

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Pandarus

or Pan·da·ros

noun Classical Mythology.

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