troilus

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Definition of troilus in English English dictionary

{i} son of the Trojan king Priam who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War (Greek mythology); lover of Cressida who betrayed and deserted him for the Greek Diomedes (in medieval legend)

A large, handsome American butterfly (Euphœades, or Papilio, troilus)

{i} large beautiful American butterfly

It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings

Related Terms

Troilus and Cressida

a play by William Shakespeare, set at the time of the Trojan War, about the unhappy love affair between two lovers, Troilus and Cressida. Lovers in medieval romance, based on characters from Greek mythology. In the Iliad, Troilus, son of Priam and Hecuba, is dead before the Trojan War starts. In non-Homeric legends he was said to have been killed during the war by Achilles. He was first turned into a romantic figure in the Middle Ages, when he was portrayed as an innocent young lover betrayed by the faithless Cressida, who abandoned him for the Greek warrior Diomedes. The first version of the story was written by the 12th-century trouvère Benoît de Sainte-Maure in the poem "Roman de Troie." More famous versions include Giovanni Boccaccio's "Il Filostrato," Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde," and William Shakespeare's drama Troilus and Cressida

troilus butterfly

A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus)

troilus butterfly

It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on the rear

Hyphenation

Troi·lus