ID: 901001347 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001347	Record Type: Character/Person

	Paris (Greek character)

Note: In Greek legend, son of King Priam of Troy and his wife, Hecuba. A dream regarding his birth was interpreted as an evil portent, and he was consequently expelled from his family as an infant. Left for dead, he was either nursed by a bear or found by shepherds. He was raised as a shepherd, unknown to his parents. As a young man he entered a boxing contest at a Trojan festival, in which he defeated Priam’s other sons. After his identity was revealed, he was received home again by Priam.

Names:

	Paris (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Alexandros (Greek character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
	Alexander (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Πάρις (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Paris (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Judgment of Paris
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Judgment of Paris (Greco-Roman narrative)) [901000636]

	is actor for .... Abduction of Helen
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Trojan War (Greek-Trojan legend, 12th/13th century BCE), Abduction of Helen (Greek narrative)) [901001939]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Paris (Greek character)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Paris)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Alexandros (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Alexander (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Πάρις
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(mythology)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Paris," accessed 4 July 2017
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)