Polites of Troy

Polites was born to Priam, King of Troy, and Hecuba, his wife.

[2] During his youth, Polites witnessed the Trojan War and was a supporting character in the Iliad.

[3] Family "King Priam though is arguably more famous for his own children than for any act or deed during the Trojan War; and indeed the children of King Priam number amongst the most famous individuals of Greek mythology".

Many of his siblings' played a big role throughout Troy and the Trojan War.

During the fall of Troy and the attempted escape to Latium, Neoptolemus shot an arrow in Polites' leg.