Hesione daughter of Laomedon, King of Troy,
and sister of Priam.
She was to be sacrificed to a sea monster as a result of her father not paying
Apollo
and Poseidon after they built the walls of Troy
for him, and Heracles rescued her on the understanding that Laomedon would give
him divine horses. Laomedon refused, and Heracles killed him and all his sons
save Priam.
Laomedon was buried near the Scaean
Gate, and, according to legend, as long as his grave remained undisturbed
the walls of Troy
would remain impregnable.