Acamas
Acamas or Akamas (/ɑːˈkɑːmɑːs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκάμας, folk etymology: "unwearying") was a name attributed to several characters in Greek mythology. The following three all fought in the Trojan War, and only the first was not mentioned by Homer.
- Acamas, son of Theseus, mentioned by Virgil as being in the Trojan horse.
- Acamas, son of Eussorus, from Thrace. With his comrade Peiros, son of Imbrasus, Acamas led a contingent of Thracian warriors to the Trojan War.[1] He was killed by Ajax.[2]
- Acamas, son of Antenor, fought on the side of the Trojans and killed one Greek.[3]
- Acamas, one of the suitors of Penelope.[4]
- Acamas, one of the Thebans who laid an ambush for Tydeus when he returned from Thebes. He was killed by Tydeus.[5]
- Acamas, an Aetolian in the army of the Seven Against Thebes.[6]
- Acamas, one of Actaeon's dogs.[7]
References
- ↑ Homer. Iliad, ii. 844, v. 462.
- ↑ Homer. Iliad, vi. 8.
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 115.
- ↑ Apollodorus, Epitome 7.27 Translated by Sir James George Frazer, Ed. F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Includes Frazer's notes.
- ↑ Statius, Thebaid Book 3.173 Translated By J. H. Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volumes . Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
- ↑ Statius, Thebaid Book 7.589 Translated By J. H. Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volumes . Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae 181. Translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies, no. 34. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1960.
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