Telamon Definition

tĕlə-mŏn
telamones
noun
A supporting column in the form of a man's figure.
Webster's New World
One of the Argonauts and the father of Ajax.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Telamon

Noun

Singular:
telamon
Plural:
telamones, telamons

Origin of Telamon

  • From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamon, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying")

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek telamōn bearer telə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Telamon Sentence Examples

  • The western pediment, which is more conservative in type, represents the earlier expedition of Heracles and Telamon against Troy; the eastern, which is bolder and more advanced, probably refers to episodes in the Trojan war.

  • His chief exploits during the war were his defence of the wounded Sarpedon, his fight with Ajax, son of Telamon (his particular enemy), and the storming of the Greek ramparts.

  • By his wife Endeis he was the father of Telamon and Peleus.

  • The thoroughly national character of Heracles is shown by his being the mythical ancestor of the Dorian dynastic tribe, while revered by Ionian Athens, Lelegian Opus and Aeolo-Phoenician Thebes, and closely associated with the Achaean heroes Peleus and Telamon.

  • He then, with Telamon, Peleus and Theseus, took Troy.

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