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Panegorus () son of Lycagoras, was a Macedonian
hetairos The Companions (, , ''hetairoi'') were the elite heavy cavalry of the Ancient Macedonian army, Macedonian army from the time of King Philip II of Macedon, achieving their greatest prestige under Alexander the Great, and regarded as the first or ...
. He was left behind with an undisclosed force to occupy the city of
Priapus In Greek mythology, Priapus (; ) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He becam ...
in
Troad The Troad ( or ; , ''Troáda'') or Troas (; , ''Trōiás'' or , ''Trōïás'') is a historical region in northwestern Anatolia. It corresponds with the Biga Peninsula ( Turkish: ''Biga Yarımadası'') in the Çanakkale Province of modern Tur ...
, which surrendered to
Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...
as he continued to Granicus in 334 BC.


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Arrian Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; ; ) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. '' The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of ...
1.12.7 * Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great Edited by: Waldemar Heckel Generals of Alexander the Great Ancient Macedonian generals Hetairoi 4th-century BC Greek people {{AncientGreece-bio-stub