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Ucalegon (Ancient Greek: Οὐκαλέγων) was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set afire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad,[1] and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid.[2]
He is referenced in the Satires of Juvenal.[3] His name in Greek is translated as "doesn't worry." The name has become an eponym for "neighbor whose house is on fire," and Will Shortz, editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle, has stated that it's his favorite word in the English language.[4]
But who is this Ucalegon below, that cries and makes such a sad moan?
If Seyton's own roof-tree was still unsinged, the fire had made wild work, of late, with his neighbours' dwellings; and, from the disaster of the last of these unlucky Ucalegons, he was divided by a thin party-wall.
One of them, Peter Chamberlin, was burnt out; but this Ucalegon lived next door to the Castle, and suffered in consequence.
Ucalegon he lost his house, when Agamemnon came to Troy; but who can tell me who he was, I'll pray the gods to give him joy.
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