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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.
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 ]
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.
Synnada is said to have been founded by Acamas who went to Phrygia after the Trojan War and took some Macedonian colonists. It enters written history when the Roman consul Gnaeus Manlius Vulso passed through that city on his expeditions against the Galatians (189 BCE). [2]
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Before the outbreak of the Trojan War, Laodice fell in love with Acamas, son of Theseus, who had come to Troy to try to recover Helen through diplomatic means. She became pregnant and bore him the son Munitus. The later was given to Acamas' grandmother Aethra, who was then a slave to Helen. After the war had ended, Acamas took his son with him.
When Achilles was routing the entire Trojan army, Agenor was the first Trojan to collect his wits and stop fleeing from Achilles' rampage. [22] Agenor felt ashamed that he was fleeing from a man who was supposedly just as mortal as anyone so he turned to face Achilles.