Acamas
This article is about Acamas in Greek mythology; for the promontory at the northwestern point of Cyprus also called Acamas, see AkamasThere are several characters named Acamas ("unwearying") in
Greek mythology. The following three all fought in the
Trojan War, and only the first is not mentioned by
Homer.
Acamas was the son of
Phaedra and
Theseus. When his father was exiled from
Athens, he was sent to
Euboea with his half-brother
Demophoon. There, they grew to adulthood and joined Euboea's King
Elephenor in the
Trojan War, where they fought on the side of the Greeks. Acamas and Demophoon are not mentioned in Homer's
Iliad, but later authors mention that Acamas was one of the men inside the
Trojan Horse. Acamas was either betrothed or married to
Phyllis, but he abandoned her.
This
Acamas was son of
Eusorus, and resident of
Aenus on the eastern coast of
Thrace. With his comrade
Peiros, son of Imbrasus, Acamas led a contingent of Thracian warriors to the Trojan War. Acamas was killed by
Odysseus.
With his brother
Archelochus and his cousin
Aeneas,
Acamas, son of
Antenor, led the
Dardanian contingent to assist King
Priam. He was killed by
Odysseus.
