Acamas

Family: Athens · Role: tribal eponym · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 5

In Book 1, Chapter 5, Acamas is named as one “of the sons of Theseus.” In Book 10, Chapter 10, at Athens, he and Theseus gave names to the Athenian tribes in accordance with an oracle from Delphi.

Relationship record

Life events

• Theseus and Acamas gave names to the Athenian tribes in accordance with a Delphic oracle.(Book 10 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Athens)
  • With: Theseus
  • “These, in accordance with an oracle from Delphi, gave names to the Athenian tribes.”

Book 1 · Chapter 5

• parent: Theseus “of the sons of Theseus Acamas”

Book 10 · Chapter 10

• parent: Theseus “of the sons of Theseus Acamas”

Book 10 · Chapter 26

• parent: Theseus “near him Acamas, the son of Theseus”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.