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Telamon

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Tel·a·mon  (tl-mn, -mn)
n. Greek Mythology
One of the Argonauts and the father of Ajax.
tel·a·mon  (tl-mn)
n. pl. tel·a·mon·es (-mnz) Architecture
A figure of a man used as a supporting pillar.
[Latin, from Greek telamn, bearer; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]
telamon [ˈtɛləmən]
n pl telamones [ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz], -mons
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablature Also called atlas Compare caryatid
[via Latin from Greek, from tlēnai to bear]
Telamon [ˈtɛləmən -ˌmɒn]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax
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Noun1.telamon - a figure of a man used as a supporting column
atlas
pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure


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(1) When Heracles prayed that a son might be born to Telamon and Eriboea, Zeus sent forth an eagle in token that the prayer would be granted.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
The soul which obtained the twentieth lot chose the life of a lion, and this was the soul of Ajax the son of Telamon, who would not be a man, remembering the injustice which was done him the judgment about the arms.
The Republic by Plato View in context
He was not so great, nor nearly so great, as Ajax the son of Telamon.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
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