EUPHORBUS (Trojan prince and warrior)
Figure of myth · mythical Trojan, son of Panthous
In battle, Euphorbus dismounted twenty men from their chariots.1 He was the first to strike Patroclus with a spear in the back between the shoulders, though he did not kill him.1 After withdrawing his spear from the wound, he fled back into the crowd.1 Euphorbus killed Patroclus together with Hector.3,4 He participated in stripping the armor from Patroclus's shoulders.5
Later, he vowed to avenge his brother's death by killing Menelaus.6 He intended to deliver Menelaus's head and armor to his father Panthous and brother Phrontis.6 Euphorbus refused to heed Menelaus's words during their confrontation.6 He declared the fight would settle the matter for or against him.6
While drawing back, Euphorbus was struck in the throat by Menelaus.2 A spear point went completely through his neck, killing him.2 He fell heavily to the ground with his armour rattling around him.2 Lying on the ground with blood flowing from a wound, he no longer possesses a golden thigh in the underworld.7,8 Menelaus stripped the dead Euphorbus of his armour after the kill.9,2
The codex facts behind this entry
Euphorbus is the son of Panthous and a Dardanian warrior. Iliad 16 ¶52 +1
In the myths
Menelaus stripped the dead Euphorbus of his armour after the kill. Athenaeus 5.5 +3 Euphorbus killed Patroclus together with Hector. Apollodorus, Epitome 4.6 +2
