< Telamon, son of Aeacus >

1 Origin

Telamon was born in Aegina in 1235 BC.

Telamon's father was Aeacus, son of Actor.

Telamon's mother was Endeis (or Endais), daughter of Scyrius.

2 Family

Telamon married Glauce, daughter of Cychreus, king of the Salaminians.

Glauce was Telamon's maternal cousin.

Telamon and Glauce had a son, Teucer.

After the death of Glauce, Telamon married Periboea (or Eriboea), daughter of Alcathous of Megara.

Telamon and Periboea had a son, Ajax.

3 Others

3.1 Emigration to Salamis

In 1256 BC, Telamon migrated from Aegina to Salamis.

Telamon's brothers, Phocus and Peleus, also left Aegina.

The reasons for the migration of Aeacus' sons are presumed to be as follows:

In 1264 BC, in the war between Minos and King Aegeus of Athens, the inhabitants of Aegina and Salamis sided with Aegeus.

Aeacus' wives in Aegina were sisters of Aegeus.

Cychreus in Salamis was brother of Aegeus.

The Cretans migrated to Aegina, and Aeacus' family lived with them.

After Aeacus' death, Aeacus' sons left Aegina and migrated to various places.

3.2 Lysidice, wife of Ajax

The father of Lysidice, wife of Ajax, was Coronus, son of Caeneus of Gyrton in Thessaly.

Coronus was the leader of the Lapiths, and was killed in battle with Heracles in 1227 BC.

There is a legend that Telamon participated in Heracles' campaign against Troy and won Laomedon's daughter Hesione.

This legend is a fiction, but it is thought that the basis of the story is the battle between Heracles and Coronus.

It is assumed that Telamon participated in Heracles' campaign, fought against Coronus, and won his daughter Lysidice as a wife for Ajax.

Telamon was the hero over Ajax.

3.3 Later life of Telamon

In 1264 BC, in the war between Minos and Aegeus, king of Athens, the inhabitants of Aegina and Salamis sided with Aegeus.

The wives of Aeacus of Aegina were sisters of Aegeus.

Cychreus of Salamis was brother of Aegeus.

After Aegeus was defeated in the battle, the Cretans migrated to Aegina.

The Cretans then expanded their settlements to Salamis, and Telamon's sons migrated to various places.

Teucer migrated to Cyprus.

Ajax migrated to Megara, where he succeeded his maternal grandfather Alcathous.

There is a legend that Telamon drove Teucer back after the Trojan War, but if he was alive at that time, Telamon would have been about 90 years old.