Apollonian Guard

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The Apollonian Guard was a unit of the Trojan Army, named after the largest and most important gate of Troy, the Apallonian Gate, and were noted as some of the greatest and most experienced soldiers of the Trojans. These soldiers were usually put into the front-line of battles, and were noted to be a unit of perfection in javelin-throwing and horse-riding. They were led solely by Poludamas, an important general and military advisor of King Priam, and a lieutenant and friend of Hector. Much of the unit was destroyed in the first battle of the Trojan War, when Hector and Poludamas led the Apollonian Guard against Achilles and his elite soldiers when they raided the Grand Temple of Apollo, the patron god of Troy. The rest were wiped out in a final stand at the Citadel of Troy, the area where the palace, temples and the Towers of Ilium stood. There Poludamas died, seven days after Hector's death at the hands of Achilles.