Telamon

(noun)

In Greek mythology Telamon was the son of King Aeacus of Aegina and the brother of Peleus. He was the father of Ajax the Greater, a hero of the Trojan war. He accompanied Jason as an Argonaut and participated in the Calydonian boar hunt.

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  • Peleus

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    • These scenes involve Greek heroes who fought at Troy -- Telamon and Peleus, the fathers of Ajax and Achilles.
  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • These scenes involve Greek heroes who fought at Troy -- Telamon and Peleus, the fathers of Ajax and Achilles.
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