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Ucalegon

Trojan noble in the Iliad

Ucalegon
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Trojan noble in the Iliad

An 18th-century depiction of the sacking of Troy

Ucalegon () was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set afire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad, and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid.

He is referenced in the Satires of Juvenal. His name in Greek is translated as "doesn't worry." The name has become an eponym for "neighbor whose house is on fire," and Will Shortz, editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle, has stated that it is his favorite word in the English language.

Usage in literature

  • Julien Gracq (1951). "Chapter 12". The Opposing Shore, p. 255. "'We have not been timely in understanding,' he continued with a sarcastic glance, 'the lesson of iam proximus ardet Ucalegon.'"

Namesake

References

References

  1. [[s:The Iliad/Book III. Iliad (3.148)]]
  2. [[s:Aeneid/Book II. Aeneid (2.312)]]
  3. Juvenal. (1998). "[[Satires of Juvenal".
  4. "15 Questions with Will Shortz". The Harvard Crimson.
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