In the Trojan War tradition, which Greek hero carried Heracles’ bow to Troy?

In the Trojan War tradition, Philoctetes carried Heracles’ bow to Troy. Heracles had given the weapon to Philoctetes before dying, and the bow became essential to the eventual Greek victory.

According to the myth, Philoctetes was bitten by a snake during the Greek expedition and left behind on Lemnos because his wound produced a terrible smell. He remained there for years while the war continued without him.

A prophecy later declared that Troy could not fall without Heracles’ bow. Odysseus and Neoptolemus therefore brought Philoctetes back to the Greek camp. Philoctetes then used the bow to shoot and kill Paris.

The story is most famously told in Sophocles’ tragedy Philoctetes. The play focuses on the conflict between military necessity, deception, personal suffering, and moral choice.