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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Podarces''' ({{langx|grc|Ποδάρκης}}) was a son of [[Iphiclus (mythology)|Iphiclus]] (son of [[Phylacus]], founder of [[Phylace (Thessaly)|Phylace]]) by [[Diomedeia]]<ref>[[Hyginus (Fabulae)|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 103</ref> and the brother of [[Protesilaus]]. In some accounts, he and his brother were called the sons of Phylacus and [[Astyoche]] instead.<ref>[[Eustathius of Thessalonica|Eustathius]] on  Homer, ''[[Iliad]]'' 323, 41</ref>

== Mythology ==
In [[Homer|Homer's]] ''[[Iliad]]'', Podarces and Protesilaus were former suitors of [[Helen of Troy|Helen]], and therefore bound to defend the marriage rights of [[Menelaus]], her husband, when Helen was kidnapped by [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]]. After Protesilaus was killed by [[Hector]], Podarces led the Phylacian troops in the [[Trojan War]], on the side of the Greeks.  According to the ''[[Posthomerica]]'', by [[Quintus of Smyrna]], he was killed by [[Penthesilea]], the Queen of the Amazons.

== Namesake ==
Podarces was also the original name of [[Priam]], king of [[Troy]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=March |first=Jenny |title=The Penguin Book of Classical Myths |pages=300}}</ref>

== Note ==
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==References==
*[[Gaius Julius Hyginus]], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
*March, Jennifer R., ''Cassell's Dictionary of Classical Mythology''. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2001, {{ISBN|0-304-35788-X}}, pp.&nbsp;640–641.

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