Troilus and a Classical Pander: TC III, 729-30
- Author / Editor
- Olmert, Michael.
Troilus and a Classical Pander: TC III, 729-30
- Published
- Chaucer Newsletter 1.1 (1979): 18-19.
- Description
- Troilus' prayer to Mercury is ill-considered. The god's diffident and finally unsuccessful attempt to bed Herse brings disaster to the go-between Aglauros. Further, the reference to this affair draws a pointed contrast between Pandarus and Herse's silent sister Pandrosos.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.