Acamas son of Theseus
Also known as: Acamas / Theseus' son / the spearman Acamas · Family: The Greeks · Role: boxer · First appears: Book IV · Part 3
In Book IV, Acamas, son of Theseus, faced Epeius in a boxing match. The fight ended without a winner, and the two reconciled, kissing and forgetting their bitter strife. In Book XIII, he met Aethra with Demophoon; Demophoon promised that they would bring her to the Greek ships. Later, Acamas was reunited with his great father’s mother: she embraced and kissed him, and they wept together.
Relationship record
Life events
- The boxing match ends without a winner, and the fighters reconcile.(Book IV · Part 3)
- With: Epeius
- “But now the Achaeans all Bade stop the fight, though eager still were both To strive for coveted victory. Then came Their henchmen, and the gory gauntlets loosed In haste from those strong hands. Now drew they breath From that great labour, as they bathed their brows With sponges myriad-pored. Comrades and friends With pleading words then drew them face to face, And prayed, ‘In friendship straight forget your wrath.’ So to their comrades' suasion hearkened they; For wise men ever bear a placable mind. They kissed each other, and their hearts forgat That bitter strife.”
- Demophoon and Acamas meet Aethra and recognize her as their father's mother.(Book XIII · Part 3)
- Demophoon promises that he and Acamas will bring Aethra to the Greek ships.(Book XIII · Part 3)
- Acamas and his great father's mother were reunited and wept together.(Book XIII · Part 4)
- With: the great father's mother of Acamas
- “Then his great father's mother clasped him round With clinging arms: she kissed his shoulders broad, His head, his breast, his bearded lips she kissed, And Acamas kissed withal, the while she shed Glad tears on these who could not choose but weep.”
Book IV · Part 3
- rivals with Epeius “But, ere they closed, they flashed out proving blows To wot if still, as theretofore, their arms Were limber and lithe, unclogged by toil of war; Then faced each other, and upraised their hands”
- parent: Theseus “But one strode forth to meet him, Theseus' son, The spearman Acamas, the mighty of heart,”
- friends with Epeius “They kissed each other, and their hearts forgat That bitter strife.”
Book XIII · Part 3
- parent: Theseus “We whom thou seest are the sons of him, Thy noble son:”
- siblings with Demophoon “Then were Demophoon and Acamas By mighty Theseus' mother Aethra met.”
- elder kin: Aethra “And Aethra they remembered--all she endured Through wars, as mother-in-law at first, and thrall Thereafter of Helen.”
Book XIII · Part 4
- elder kin: the great father's mother of Acamas “Then his great father's mother clasped him round With clinging arms: she kissed his shoulders broad, His head, his breast, his bearded lips she kissed, And Acamas kissed withal, the while she shed Glad tears on these who could not choose but weep.”
- with the great father's mother of Acamas (She embraces and kisses Acamas.) “Then his great father's mother clasped him round With clinging arms: she kissed his shoulders broad, His head, his breast, his bearded lips she kissed, And Acamas kissed withal”
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Extracted from the original text of The Fall of Troy. Made with Rho MD.