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Father of Ajax
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telamon
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a figure of a man used as a supporting column [syn: atlas ] [also: telamones (pl)]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In Greek mythology , Telamon , son of the king Aeacus of Aegina , and Endeïs and brother of Peleus , accompanied Jason as one of his Argonauts , and was present at the hunt for the Calydonian Boar . In the Iliad he was the father of Greek heroes Ajax the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in Greek mythology, father of Ajax, brother of Peleus, literally "the Bearer," from Greek telamon "broad strap for bearing something."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
Usage examples of telamon.
He wondered where Telamon was, and if his magical transformation had reversed yet.
For a moment Anthony considered kicking Telamon into the drink, then decided against it.
He wondered if Telamon had ever possessed her thus, took over her mind so that he could fuck her in his own body, commit incest with himself.
But Telamon went into my head and confronted the guy and told him to get lost.
Philana, his nerves numb to the possibility that Telamon might reappear.
Behind him, Telamon stumbled in his unfamiliar body as the boat took the waves at a different angle.
Only one thing for certain was known of Lanfear beside the name: before she went over to the Shadow, before Lews Therin Telamon met Ilyena, Lanfear had been his lover.
The banner of Lews Therin Telamon, Lews Therin Kinslayer, in the War of the Shadow.
His saddlebags lay inside, still protected from the fire, one side bulging with the banner of Lews Therin Telamon, the wooden flute case beside them.
The name by which Lews Therin Telamon was known during the War of the Shadow.
One hundred male Aes Sedai, among the most powerful of the Age of Legends, who, led by Lews Therin Telamon, launched the final stroke that ended the War of the Shadow by sealing the Dark One back into his prison.
Looking like a tired pair of merchants, they made their way to the Etrurian coast at Telamon, and there took ship for Africa.
He leaned over the open side of the ledge, and for a timeless moment stared down at young Telamon, whose body had been pitched onto the rocks below, where it lay unmoving in what looked like a terribly uncomfortable position, trickling blood, that flowed dark in the moonlight, into the lapping waves.
Jason that the sneaking murderers of Telamon and Meleager had expected him, Proteus, to help them butcher Jason too.
He was buried at sea, along with Telamon, whose mangled body had been conveyed on board.