Pandarus

For the asteroid, see 2674 Pandarus. For the shark parasites, see Pandarus (genus). For the butterfly, see Hypolimnas pandarus.
Not to be confused with Pandareus or Pandaros (sponge).
Pandarus, centre, with Cressida, illustration to Troilus and Cressida by Thomas Kirk.

Pandarus /ˈpændərəs/ or Pandar /ˈpændər/ (Ancient Greek: Πάνδαρος Pándaros) is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the Trojan War.

In Homer's Iliad he is portrayed as an energetic and powerful warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida.

In Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida, he is portrayed as an aged degenerate and coward[1] who ends the play by telling the audience he will bequeath them his "diseases".[2]

  1. ^ "Pandarus in Troilus and Cressida". www.shmoop.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Troilus and Cressida. Act V. Scene X. William Shakespeare. 1914. The Oxford Shakespeare". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.