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Telamon was the first one to break through the Trojan wall, which enraged Hercules as he was coveting that glory for himself. Hercules was about to cut him down with his sword when Telamon began to quickly assemble an altar out of nearby stones in honor of Hercules. Hercules was so pleased, after the sack of Troy he gave Telamon Hesione as a wife.
Ajax is the son of Telamon. Telamon was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus, and his first wife Periboea. By Telamon, he is also the elder half-brother of Teucer. Through his uncle Peleus (Telamon's brother), he is the cousin of Achilles. The etymology of his given name is uncertain.
A sword of the Iron Age Cogotas II culture in Spain. According to Polybius, the sword used by the Roman army during the Battle of Telamon in 225 BC, though deemed superior to the cumbersome Gallic swords, was mainly useful to thrust. [8] These thrusting swords used before the adoption of the Gladius were possibly based on the Greek xiphos. [9]
Both types of sword were used by Macedonian cavalry and infantry. Lion Hunt mosaic from the Macedonian capital Pella, late 4th century BC. Philip II's phalangite infantry were equipped with a 'proto-Telamon shield' that already diverged from the Argive style shield featured in sculpted artwork of a Katerini tomb, dated perhaps to the reign of ...
Battle of Telamon: 225 BC Roman–Gallic wars: 56,000+ Battle of Ticinus: 218 BC Second Punic War: 9,500+ Battle of the Trebia: 218 BC Second Punic War: 35,000 [173] Battle of Lake Trasimene: 217 BC Second Punic War: 30,000 [173] Battle of Cannae: 216 BC Second Punic War: 50,000+ [174] Battle of the Metaurus: 207 BC Second Punic War: 12,000 ...
The shield, called a "telamon", was made of bronze plated wood and was worn hung around the neck so as to free up both hands to wield the sarissa. [4] All of the armor and weaponry a phalangite would carry totaled about 40 pounds, which was close to 10 pounds less than the weight of Greek hoplites' equipment. [1]
1749 Telamon / ˈ t ɛ l ə m ɒ n / is a dark Jupiter Trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory on 23 September 1949, [ 1 ] and named after Telamon from Greek mythology. [ 3 ]
Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea Ajax the Lesser , a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris Ajax (play) , by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about Ajax the Great