King Priam Priam to be killed by Neoptolemus, Achilles' son. Troy is in ruins. Priam refuses to leave his city, and one by one his family leaves him. His last farewell is with Helen, to whom he speaks gently. There is a moment of stillness before Achilles' son appears to strike the killing blow and Hermes, the drama over, departs for Olympus. King Priam King Priam is an opera by Michael Tippett, to his own libretto. The story is based on Homer's "Iliad", except the birth and childhood of Paris, which are taken from the "Fabulae" of Hyginus. The premiere was on
Troy series: Characters Troy series: Characters The Troy trilogy by David Gemmell is a fantasy series based on the Trojan War. Its many characters are mixed: some are based on original characters from that legend, whereas others were invented by the author. Helikaon is arguably the main character in the trilogy. He is based on Aeneas. According to tradition (mainly the Iliad and the Aeneid), Aeneas was the son of Aphrodite and as king of Dardania, was one of Troy's leading allies. He survived the city's fall and escaped to Italy, where he founded the race that would later become the Roman people.