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Priam

Pronunciation: /ˈprʌɪam/

Greek Mythology

Definition of Priam

the king of Troy at the time of its destruction by the Greeks under Agamemnon. The father of Paris and Hector and husband of Hecuba, he was slain by Neoptolemus, son of Achilles.