Who killed Philoctetes?
Q: Who killed Philoctetes?
A: Philoctetes was not killed, he was the one who killed someone. He killed Paris with his arrows.
Q: Why was Philoctetes abandoned by the Achaean heroes on the island of Lemnos?
A: Philoctetes was abandoned on the island of Lemnos after a venomous snake bite disabled him and made his leg stink.
Q: How did Philoctetes survive on the island of Lemnos?
A: Philoctetes survived either alone or with the help of the local population, as most sources claim.
Q: Why did the Achaeans need to bring Philoctetes back?
A: The Achaeans needed to bring Philoctetes back because he had inherited Hercules’ bow and arrows, which were dipped in the blood of the Lernaean Hydra. The Achaeans needed these weapons if they wanted to see Troy fall, according to a prophecy.
Q: How did Odysseus and Neoptolemus convince Philoctetes to come back?
A: Odysseus and Neoptolemus persuaded Philoctetes to come back with the help of the now-deified Hercules.
Q: Who cured Philoctetes' leg?
A: Asclepius’ sons, Machaon and Podaleirius, cured Philoctetes' leg.
Q: Who did Philoctetes kill with his arrows?
A: Philoctetes mortally wounded Paris with his arrows on his first fighting day.
