To fulfil this audience's expectation that heroic characters should be lovers in accordance with the principles of courtly love, Benoît invented the story of the young Trojan prince Troilus's love for the daughter of Calchas, the priestly defector to the Greeks. After she is handed over to her father during a hostage exchange, she is successfully wooed by the Greek warrior Diomedes.
To fulfill the audience's desire for heroic characters to be lovers based on courtly love ideals, Benoît crafted the narrative of Troilus, the young Trojan prince, who fell in love with Calchas's daughter. After she was exchanged as a hostage and returned to her father, she was won over by Diomedes, the Greek warrior.