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Pandarus


Pan·da·rus

P0039800 (păn′dər-əs) also Pan·dar (-dər)n.1. The leader of the Lycians, slain by Diomedes in the Iliad.2. The procurer of Cressida for Troilus in medieval romance.

Pandarus

(ˈpændərəs) n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the leader of the Lycians, allies of the Trojans in their war with the Greeks. He broke the truce by shooting Menelaus with an arrow and was killed in the ensuing battle by Diomedes2. (Classical Myth & Legend) (in medieval legend) the procurer of Cressida on behalf of Troilus

Pan•da•rus

(ˈpæn dər əs)

n. a Lycian ally of Priam in the Trojan War: in medieval legend, the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.

Pandarus


Pandarus

(păn`dərəs), in Greek legend, a Trojan warrior. In the Trojan War (as recounted in Homer's Iliad) he broke the truce by wounding Menelaus and soon after was killed by Diomed. In the medieval romance of Troilus and Cressida, Pandarus is the name of the lascivious intermediary between the lovers. The word pander is derived from the latter story.

Pandarus

jaded about good graces of women. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida]See: Cynicism

Pandarus

a “honey-sweet lord”; go-between for lovers. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida]See: Debauchery
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