Troilus - A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. According to Homer, Troilus was killed before the Trojan war actually began, but other legends tell that he was killed by Achilles on an altar to Apollo. Troilus is also portrayed as a betrayed young lover who is abandoned by a girl for the Greek Diomedes in various stories. The girl's name varies from Briseida to Cressida. Their story was also the subject of Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida. In Wolf's version, Troilus' lover's name is Briseis.
 

See also:
Performance Group's Troilus & Cressida Page