Galaxy/The codex of Acamas

In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (Ancient Greek Ἀκάμας) is the Trojan son of Antenor and Theano who, with his brother Archelochus and cousin Aeneas, leads the Dardanian contingent at Troy. Distinct from the Athenian prince, the Thracian captain, and Penelope's Dulichian suitor of the same name.

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I.Dardanian lieutenant

Homer places Acamas and Archelochus beside Aeneas among the Dardanian leaders (Iliad 2.819–823). Apollodorus names both sons of Antenor and Theano as captains who came to join Priam. With Aeneas they lead one of the five divisions against the Achaean wall in the battle for the ships.

In Book 14 Acamas bestrides Archelochus' body after Ajax has slain him and kills Promachus the Boeotian, vaunting that a kinsman left at home can avenge a fall. Later tradition differs on his end: an Acamas in Book 16 falls to Meriones without a patronymic; Quintus of Smyrna has Philoctetes kill Antenor's son; one strand sends him to Cyrene with brothers after the war.

II.Homonym care

The atlas id acamas-antenorid is Antenor's Trojan son alone. Keep him strictly apart from acamas-athens (Theseus' son), acamas-thracian (Eussorus' captain), and the Dulichian suitor acamas-dulichium.

AT A GLANCE

Greek nameAkamas (Ἀκάμας)
Typehero
Domainsson of Antenor · Dardanian fighter · young as the immortals
SymbolsDardanian command · Brother's body (Archelochus) · Spear-vaunt over Promachus
Cult centersTroy / Dardania
EtymologyAncient Greek Ἀκάμας, folk-etymologized as "unwearying" or "untiring."
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