Telamon
Also known as: Telamon (of Aegina) · Family: Æacidæ · Role: father of Ajax · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 5
Telamon was the son of Æacus and the father of Ajax and Teucer. In Book 1, Chapter 42, he married Peribœa, daughter of Alcathous. At Piræus, Teucer defended himself before Telamon, denying involvement in Ajax’s death.
In Book 2, Chapter 29, Telamon and his brother Peleus had to flee after the murder of Phocus, their relative. Æacus refused Telamon permission to land; Telamon built a mole by night to make his defence, was pronounced guilty, and returned to Salamis. Later, in Book 8, Chapter 15, Telamon was buried near the river Aroanius.
Relationship record
Life events
- Teucer defended himself before Telamon, denying involvement in Ajax’s death.(Book 1 · Chapter 28 · 📍 Piræus)
- With: Teucer Ajax (son of Telamon)
- “Teucer first (the story goes) thus made his defence before Telamon that he had had no hand in the death of Ajax.”
- Telamon married Peribœa, daughter of Alcathous.(Book 1 · Chapter 42)
- With: Peribœa
- “Telamon the son of Æacus married Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous.”
- Phocus was murdered, forcing Peleus and Telamon to flee.(Book 2 · Chapter 29)
- With: Phocus (son of Æacus) Peleus
- “for Peleus and Telamon had to flee for the murder of Phocus”
- Æacus refused Telamon landing; Telamon built a mole, was convicted, and returned to Salamis.(Book 2 · Chapter 29 · 📍 Secret)
- With: Æacus Phocus (son of Æacus)
- “But Æacus would not let him land on the island, but bade him if he liked pile up a mole in the sea and make his defence there. Accordingly he sailed to the harbour called Secret, and by night produced a mole, which remains to this day. And being pronounced guilty of the death of Phocus he sailed back again to Salamis.”
- Telamon was buried near the river Aroanius.(Book 8 · Chapter 15 · 📍 the river Aroanius)
- “And Telamon is buried very near the river Aroanius, at a little distance from the temple of Apollo”
Book 1 · Chapter 5
- child: Ajax (son of Telamon) “the third Ajax, the son of Telamon”
Book 1 · Chapter 28
- with Teucer (Teucer made his defence before Telamon.) “Teucer first (the story goes) thus made his defence before Telamon that he had had no hand in the death of Ajax.”
Book 1 · Chapter 42
- married with Peribœa “Telamon the son of Æacus married Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous.”
- parent: Æacus “Telamon the son of Æacus married Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous.”
Book 2 · Chapter 29
- parent: Æacus “for we know of none of the sons of Æacus continuing there, for Peleus and Telamon had to flee for the murder of Phocus”
- siblings with Peleus “for we know of none of the sons of Æacus continuing there, for Peleus and Telamon had to flee for the murder of Phocus”
- parent: Endeis “they were the sons of Endeis the daughter of Sciron, and Phocus was the son of her sister Thetis”
- with Phocus (son of Æacus) (Telamon was involved in the contest in which Phocus was killed.) “when Telamon and Peleus invited Phocus to the contest of the pentathlum, and it was Peleus’ turn to throw the stone, which served them for a quoit, he purposely threw it at Phocus and hit him.”
Book 3 · Chapter 19
- child: Ajax the son of Telamon “Ajax the son of Telamon”
Book 8 · Chapter 15
- with Teucer (founder of Salamis in Cyprus) (Telamon is identified as Teucer's banisher.) “And how would Teucer have founded Salamis in Cyprus, if nobody had banished him from home on his return from Troy? And who but Telamon could have banished him?”
- child: Ajax (son of Telamon) (The famous Telamon of Aegina is identified as Ajax's father; the local namesake is not.) “As one was the father of that Elephenor who led the Eubœans to Ilium, and the other the father of Ajax and Teucer, no one will credit that they fell in this battle.”
- child: Teucer (The famous Telamon of Aegina is identified as Teucer's father; the local namesake is not.) “As one was the father of that Elephenor who led the Eubœans to Ilium, and the other the father of Ajax and Teucer, no one will credit that they fell in this battle.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.