Acamas

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This article is about Acamas in Greek mythology; for the promontory in Cyprus, see Akamas

Acamas (Ἀκάμ-ας, -αντος; folk etymology: "unwearying") was a name attributed to several characters in Greek mythology. The following three all fought in the Trojan War, and only the first was not mentioned by Homer.

• Acamas, son of Theseus, mentioned by Virgil as being in the Trojan horse.
• Acamas, son of Eussorus, 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.^[1] He was killed by Ajax.^[2]
• Acamas, son of Antenor, fought on the side of the Trojans.

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• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).