When Trambelus' mother had already been made pregnant by Telamon, she escaped by jumping off his ship and swimming until she reached the land of Miletus. She then hid in the forest but was soon found by Arion, king of Miletus, who rescued her and raised her newborn son Trambelus as his own.[1]
According to Parthenius,[2] Trambelus lived on Lesbos where he fell in love with a girl named Apriate, but she rejected all his advances. Desperate, he laid a snare for her and tried to take her by force, but she defended herself so vigorously that he got enraged and pushed her off a cliff into the sea; alternately, she leaped off the cliff herself, preferring to die rather than give up her chastity.
Not much later, the same source relates, Lesbos was attacked by Achilles and his troops. Trambelus was among the defenders of the island and was mortally wounded in the battle. Achilles, impressed by his valor, inquired of his name; Trambelus managed to answer before he died. On realizing that the fallen opponent was his cousin, Achilles mourned Trambelus and piled up a tomb for him on the seashore; this tomb was still there in historical times.
John Tzetzes relates the same story of Trambelus' death, but states that it took place in Miletus (not on Lesbos).[1] This version is also hinted at by Athenaeus, who refers to Trambelus as "king of the Leleges", and informs that there was a spring in Miletus known as the "Achilles' Well", in which Achilles was believed to have cleansed himself for the murder of Trambelus; the water of the spring was said to be salty on the surface, but very sweet in the main stream.[3]
Athenaeus of Naucratis, The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned. London. Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden. 1854. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae. Kaibel. In Aedibus B.G. Teubneri. Lipsiae. 1887. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882-1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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trambelus, greek, mythology, ancient, greek, Τράμβηλος, telamon, thus, half, brother, ajax, great, teucer, mother, trojan, captive, hesione, theaneira, mythology, editwhen, mother, already, been, made, pregnant, telamon, escaped, jumping, ship, swimming, until. In Greek mythology Trambelus Ancient Greek Trambhlos was a son of Telamon thus a half brother of Ajax the Great and Teucer His mother was the Trojan captive Hesione or Theaneira 1 Mythology editWhen Trambelus mother had already been made pregnant by Telamon she escaped by jumping off his ship and swimming until she reached the land of Miletus She then hid in the forest but was soon found by Arion king of Miletus who rescued her and raised her newborn son Trambelus as his own 1 According to Parthenius 2 Trambelus lived on Lesbos where he fell in love with a girl named Apriate but she rejected all his advances Desperate he laid a snare for her and tried to take her by force but she defended herself so vigorously that he got enraged and pushed her off a cliff into the sea alternately she leaped off the cliff herself preferring to die rather than give up her chastity Not much later the same source relates Lesbos was attacked by Achilles and his troops Trambelus was among the defenders of the island and was mortally wounded in the battle Achilles impressed by his valor inquired of his name Trambelus managed to answer before he died On realizing that the fallen opponent was his cousin Achilles mourned Trambelus and piled up a tomb for him on the seashore this tomb was still there in historical times John Tzetzes relates the same story of Trambelus death but states that it took place in Miletus not on Lesbos 1 This version is also hinted at by Athenaeus who refers to Trambelus as king of the Leleges and informs that there was a spring in Miletus known as the Achilles Well in which Achilles was believed to have cleansed himself for the murder of Trambelus the water of the spring was said to be salty on the surface but very sweet in the main stream 3 Notes edit a b c Tzetzes on Lycophron 467 Parthenius Erotica Pathemata 26 citing the Thrax by Euphorion Athenaeus 2 43b p 189 with a reference to Aristobulus of CassandreiaReferences editAthenaeus of Naucratis The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learned London Henry G Bohn York Street Covent Garden 1854 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Athenaeus of Naucratis Deipnosophistae Kaibel In Aedibus B G Teubneri Lipsiae 1887 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Parthenius Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee 1882 1943 S Loeb Classical Library Volume 69 Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 1916 Online version at the Topos Text Project Parthenius Erotici Scriptores Graeci Vol 1 Rudolf Hercher in aedibus B G Teubneri Leipzig 1858 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trambelus amp oldid 1098568931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
