After his father lost the throne of Athens, Acamas grew up as an exile in Euboea with his brother under the care of Elephenor, a relative by marriage. He and Diomedes were sent to negotiate the return of Helen before the start of the Trojan War,[5] though Homer ascribes this embassy to Menelaus and Odysseus.[6] During his stay at Troy he caught the eye of Priam's daughter Laodice, and fathered her son Munitus. The boy was raised by Aethra, Acamas' grandmother, who was living in Troy as one of Helen's slaves.[7] Munitus later died of a snakebite while hunting at Olynthus in Thrace.[5]
In the war, Acamas fought on the side of the Greeks and was counted among the men inside the Trojan Horse.[8] After the war, he rescued Aethra from her long captivity in Troy.[9] Later mythological traditions describe the two brothers embarking on other adventures as well, including the capture of the Palladium.[10] Some sources relate of Acamas the story which is more commonly told of his brother Demophon, namely the one of his relationship with Phyllis of Thrace.[7] This might be a mistake.
Acamas is not mentioned in Homer's Iliad, but later works, including Virgil's Aeneid,[11] and almost certainly the Iliou persis, mention that Acamas was one of the men inside the Trojan horse.[12] The dominant character trait of Acamas is his interest in faraway places.[10]
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Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Euripides, Heracleidae with an English translation by David Kovacs. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1994. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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For other uses see Acamas In Greek mythology Acamas or Akamas ɑː ˈ k ɑː m ɑː s 1 Ancient Greek Ἀkamas folk etymology unwearying 2 was a hero in the Trojan War 3 AcamasExiled Prince of AthensMember of the Athenian Royal FamilyAcamas and Demophon on a neck amphora by ExekiasAbodeAthens later EuboeaPersonal informationParentsTheseus and PhaedraSiblingsDemophonConsortLaodiceOffspringMunitus Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Eponyms and Acamas in art 4 Notes 5 ReferencesFamily editAcamas was the son of King Theseus of Athens 4 and Phaedra daughter of Minos He was the brother or half brother to Demophon Mythology editAfter his father lost the throne of Athens Acamas grew up as an exile in Euboea with his brother under the care of Elephenor a relative by marriage He and Diomedes were sent to negotiate the return of Helen before the start of the Trojan War 5 though Homer ascribes this embassy to Menelaus and Odysseus 6 During his stay at Troy he caught the eye of Priam s daughter Laodice and fathered her son Munitus The boy was raised by Aethra Acamas grandmother who was living in Troy as one of Helen s slaves 7 Munitus later died of a snakebite while hunting at Olynthus in Thrace 5 In the war Acamas fought on the side of the Greeks and was counted among the men inside the Trojan Horse 8 After the war he rescued Aethra from her long captivity in Troy 9 Later mythological traditions describe the two brothers embarking on other adventures as well including the capture of the Palladium 10 Some sources relate of Acamas the story which is more commonly told of his brother Demophon namely the one of his relationship with Phyllis of Thrace 7 This might be a mistake Acamas is not mentioned in Homer s Iliad but later works including Virgil s Aeneid 11 and almost certainly the Iliou persis mention that Acamas was one of the men inside the Trojan horse 12 The dominant character trait of Acamas is his interest in faraway places 10 Eponyms and Acamas in art editThe promontory of Acamas in Cyprus the town of Acamentium in Phrygia and the Attic tribe Acamantis all derived their names from him 13 Notes edit Pronunciation of Acames Pronounce Names Retrieved 17 August 2016 Graves Robert 2017 The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited pp Index s v Acamas ISBN 9780241983386 Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca historica 4 62 1 Euripides Heracleidae 119 a b Parthenius Erotica Pathemata 16 Homer Iliad 11 139 a b Tzetzes on Lycophron 495 Hyginus Fabulae 108 Apollodorus Epitome 5 22 a b Hornblower Simon 1996 Acamas Oxford Classical Dictionary Oxford Oxford University Press p 2 Virgil Aeneid 2 262 Schmitz Leonhard 1867 Acamas 1 in Smith William ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol 1 Boston p 5 archived from the original on 2007 09 07 retrieved 2009 01 30 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Stephanus of Byzantium s v AkamantionReferences editDiodorus Siculus The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather Twelve volumes Loeb Classical Library Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1989 Vol 3 Books 4 59 8 Online version at Bill Thayer s Web Site Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Vol 1 2 Immanel Bekker Ludwig Dindorf Friedrich Vogel in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1888 1890 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Euripides Heracleidae with an English translation by David Kovacs Cambridge Harvard University Press 1994 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Gaius Julius Hyginus Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies Online version at the Topos Text Project Graves Robert The Greek Myths Harmondsworth London England Penguin Books 1960 ISBN 978 0143106715 Graves Robert The Greek Myths The Complete and Definitive Edition Penguin Books Limited 2017 ISBN 978 0 241 98338 6 024198338X Homer The Iliad with an English Translation by A T Murray Ph D in two volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 ISBN 978 0674995796 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Homer Homeri Opera in five volumes Oxford Oxford University Press 1920 ISBN 978 0198145318 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Pseudo Apollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Stephanus of Byzantium Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt edited by August Meineike 1790 1870 published 1849 A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling Online version at the Topos Text Project Publius Vergilius Maro Aeneid Theodore C Williams trans Boston Houghton Mifflin Co 1910 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Vergilius Maro Bucolics Aeneid and Georgics J B Greenough Boston Ginn amp Co 1900 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Acamas 1 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Portals nbsp Ancient Greece nbsp MythsAcamas son of Theseus at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acamas son of Theseus amp oldid 1168008449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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