Acamas
Family: Trojan · Role: commander · First appears: BOOK II
🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Acamas) · Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Acamas)
In Book II, Acamas is named with Archelochus as one of Antenor’s two sons. In Book VI, Ajax son of Telamon kills Acamas, described as the best among the Thracians and brave and of great stature; the account calls him a son of Eussorus.
In Book XII, Acamas is listed with Archelochus among those led by Aeneas. In Book XIV, Peneleos springs toward him, and in Book XVI Meriones pursues him on foot and catches him just as he is about to mount his chariot.
Relationship record
BOOK II
- parent: Antenor “with him were the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
- siblings with Archelochus “with him were the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
BOOK VI
- with Ajax son of Telamon (Ajax killed Acamas.) “First, Ajax son of Telamon, tower of strength to the Achaeans, broke a phalanx of the Trojans, and came to the assistance of his comrades by killing Acamas son of Eussorus, the best man among the Thracians, being both brave and of great stature.”
- parent: Eussorus (Eussorus is Acamas's father.) “killing Acamas son of Eussorus”
BOOK XI
- parent: Antenor (Antenor is named as their father.) “the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and young Acamas beauteous as a god.”
BOOK XII
- parent: Antenor “the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
- siblings with Archelochus “the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
- with Aeneas (interaction) “Aeneas, the valiant son of Anchises, led the fourth; he and the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas”
BOOK XIV
- siblings with Archelochus “Acamas then bestrode his brother’s body”
- enemies with Peneleos “He sprang towards Acamas”
BOOK XVI
- enemies with Meriones “Meriones gave chase to Acamas on foot and caught him up”
- with Meriones (interaction) “Meriones gave chase to Acamas on foot and caught him up just as he was about to mount his chariot”
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Extracted from the original text of The Iliad. Made with Rho MD.