Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site Shasta.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!Shasta!bothner From: bothner@Shasta.ARPA Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: Re: Thor (spoiler) Message-ID: <3582@Shasta.ARPA> Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 03:08:06 EST Article-I.D.: Shasta.3582 Posted: Wed Mar 6 03:08:06 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 04:11:49 EST References: <29300002@hpfclg.UUCP> <119@hadron.UUCP> Organization: Stanford University Lines: 17 > > Snorri says that in Troy, Munon or Mennon married a daughter of Priam > (and, presumably, Helen) named Troan. Their son was Tror, or Thor (!) Nobody else has remarked on this false assumption. I don't know if people don't know, or don't care, but I care, so: Priam, king of Troy, was married to \Hecuba/. They had a number of children. One of their sons was Paris, who seduced Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Their elopement started the Trojan war. There is a genealogy of "The Royal House of Troy" facing page 213 of my copy of Bulfinch's Mythology (Avenel edition). It doesn't mention any "Troan", but then it doesn't claim to be exhaustive... --Per Bothner ARPA: bothner@su-score UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl}!shasta!bothner