Dolon
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a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
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This suggestion is eagerly seized by Diomedes and Ulysses, who, on their way to the enemy's camp, encounter Dolon, a Trojan spy, who is coming to find out what they are planning.
From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Hector sent out Dolon to reconnoitre, and soon afterwards some Phrygian shepherds bring news that Rhesus has arrived that very night with a Thracian army.
From Authors of Greece by Lumb, T. W.
The story of Dolon is taken from the Iliad.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax
It treats first of the Dolon incident of the Iliad.
From Authors of Greece by Lumb, T. W.
Dolon said that Hector had promised him the horses of Achilles if he would go and spy on the Greeks.
From Tales of Troy and Greece by Lang, Andrew
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