Who was the Trojan prince who served as Hector's charioteer?

Who was the Trojan prince who served as Hector’s charioteer? Cebriones. In the Iliad, Cebriones is Hector’s half-brother and his final charioteer during the Trojan War.

Cebriones was an illegitimate son of King Priam of Troy, born to one of Priam’s enslaved women. He appears alongside Hector during the Trojan assault on the Greek forces and helps drive Hector’s chariot as the Trojans break through the Greek defenses.

His death comes during the fierce fighting around Patroclus. Patroclus throws a stone that strikes Cebriones in the forehead, knocking him from Hector’s chariot and killing him. Homer describes the blow in vivid, darkly comic imagery, with Patroclus comparing Cebriones’ fall to a diver plunging into the sea.

Cebriones is sometimes confused with more prominent Trojan princes such as Deiphobus or Paris. Those figures were Priam’s sons and major characters, but Cebriones’ distinctive role in the Iliad is as Hector’s charioteer and half-brother. His death helps trigger the close combat between Patroclus and Hector.