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Acamas was killed by Ajax [8] or by Idomeneus who thrust him out of his chariot and caught him, as he fell, on the tip of his spear. [9] Others: Acamas or Acamans, a Cyclops that lived in the company of Pyracmon or Pyragmon in Pelorum (north-east coast of Sicily). [10] Acamas, one of the Thebans who laid an ambush for Tydeus when he returned ...
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 ]
Acamas was a strong, deep-bodied bay horse with a white coronet on his left hind foot [2] bred in the United Kingdom by Marcel Boussac.He was one of many successful racehorses sired by Mill Reef, an American-bred horse who won the Epsom Derby, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1971.
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.
The Portuguese Wikipedia (Portuguese: Wikipédia em português) is the Portuguese-language edition of Wikipedia (written Wikipédia, in Portuguese), the free encyclopedia. It was started on 11 May 2001. [2] Wikipedia is the nineteenth most accessed website in Brazil [3] and the tenth most accessed in Portugal. [4]
Pseudo-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
The GP Nacional 2 de Portugal (Portuguese: Grande Prémio de Portugal Nacional 2) is a road bicycle racing stage race held along the longest road of Portugal, the N2, which started in July 2018. It is promoted by GlobalSport and is rated as a 2.2 event as part of the UCI Europe Tour .