Dŏlon

, a Trojan, son of Eumedes, famous for his swiftne . Being sent by Hector to spy the Grecian camp by night, he was seized by Diomedes and Uly es, to whom he revealed the situation, schemes, and resolutions of his countrymen, with the hopes of escaping with his life. He was put to death by Diomedes, as a traitor. Homer , Iliad , bk. 10 , li. 314 .— Virgil , Æneid , bk. 12 , li. 349 , . ――A poet. See: Susarion .