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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 ]
Acamas or Akamas (/ ɑː ˈ k ɑː m ɑː s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀκάμας, folk etymology: 'unwearying' [1]) 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 .
In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (/ ɑː ˈ k ɑː m ɑː s /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἀκάμας, folk etymology: 'unwearying' [2]), was the son of Trojan elder Antenor [3] [4] and Theano. [5] He participated in the Trojan War , and fought on the side of the Trojans.
Agapitus the Confessor. Christianity was introduced at an early date into Synnada. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum mentions the martyrs Trophimus and Dorymedon. [7] A reliquary of Tromphimus in the form of a sarcophagus with his bones was discovered here and transported to the Bursa museum; it may date to the 3rd century. [8]
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Akamas supports a wide diversity of life including many vulnerable species, some of which are endemic to Akamas. Wild flowers include cyclamen, turban buttercups, alyssum (Alyssum akamasicum, endemic to Akamas), Cyprus tulip, and many species of orchid, yellow gorse and white rock rose.
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. Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War.
Lucian [8] relates this story concerning not Demophon, but his brother Acamas, probably because the character of his work was supposed to be ignorant and to have confounded the two brothers. Tzetzes [9] echoes this. Acamas is better known for having been loved by Laodice, daughter of Priam, and to have fathered Munitus by her. However, it has ...