Editing Pandarus (section)

{{Short description|Mythical Trojan aristocrat}}
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{{distinguish|Pandareus|Pandaros (sponge)}}
[[File:Kirk-TroilusCressidaAct1.jpg|thumb|Pandarus, centre, with Cressida, illustration to Troilus and Cressida by Thomas Kirk.]]
'''Pandarus''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|n|d|ə|r|ə|s}} or '''Pandar''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|n|d|ər}} ([[Ancient Greek]]: Πάνδαρος ''Pándaros'') is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the [[Trojan War]]. 

In Homer's ''[[Iliad]]'' he is portrayed as an energetic and powerful warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between [[Troilus]] and [[Cressida]]. 

In [[Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'', he is portrayed as an aged degenerate and coward<ref name="shmoop">{{cite web |title=Pandarus in Troilus and Cressida |url=https://www.shmoop.com/troilus-cressida/pandarus.html |website=www.shmoop.com |access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> who ends the play by telling the audience he will bequeath them his "diseases".<ref>{{cite web |title=Troilus and Cressida. Act V. Scene X. William Shakespeare. 1914. The Oxford Shakespeare |url=https://www.bartleby.com/70/35510.html |website=www.bartleby.com |access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref>