High King of Troy Priam 
High King of Troy was born in 1183 BC. High King of Troy's father was King of Troy Laomedon and his mother was Strymo. His paternal grandparents were King of Troy Ilus and Eurydice of Troy. He was an only child.General Notes
* Last king of Troy
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Priam was the king of Troy during its famous destruction. Priam was a direct descendant of Dardanus, son of Zeus, and became the king of Troy through natural succession. He married Hecabe and they started a family of their own.(1) Priam and his many children played crucial roles in the Trojan War. One of his sons in particular, Paris, was considered by many to be responsible for beginning the war. He was called upon to judge between the beauty of three goddesses - Athena, Aphrodite and Hera. (2) (3) Athena wins by promising Paris the love of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, who at the time was married to the Greek king Menelaus. Athena causes them to fall madly in love (4) and together they leave Sparta. (5) (6) Menelaus, the husband that Helen left behind, gathered together Greek troops and pursued the couple across the Aegean Sea to the city of Troy in order to reclaim his wife. (7) So began the Trojan War.
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Genealogical data compiled by Eugene W. Stark. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1995-1997Priam, in Greek mythology, king of Troy, father of Trojan warrior Hector. Too old to fight in the Trojan War, Priam anxiously watched from the walls of Troy. After his son Hector was slain by Greek hero Achilles, Priam went to the Greek camp to beg for his body. Achilles gave him Hector's body for burial, but during the sack of Troy, Priam was killed.
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They had four sons and three daughters, named Hector, Paris, Helenus, Troan, Creusa Cassandra of, Cassandra and Polyxena.
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