{"id":22000,"date":"2022-06-06T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T12:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/?p=22000"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:16:46","slug":"acamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancient-literature.com\/acamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Acamas: The Son of Theseus Who Fought and Survived the Trojan War"},"content":{"rendered":"
Acamas<\/strong> was born to King Theseus and Queen Phaedra of Athens along with his brother Demophon. He was said to be skillful and intelligent in warfare and undertook many adventures by himself or with his brother.<\/p>\n Due to his skill and war intelligence, he was chosen as one of the elite soldiers to enter the Trojan Horse and take the city. This article will cover the life of Acamas<\/strong>, his family, and some of his adventures.<\/p>\n According to Greek mythology, Acamas and Diomedes, the Lord of War<\/a>, were sent to negotiate the return of Helen of Sparta<\/a> after Paris of Troy<\/a> had abducted her to Troy. This venture proved unsuccessful as Paris refused to allow Helen to leave, thus the envoy of Acamas came back empty-handed.<\/p>\n This initiated the Trojan war as King Menelaus of Sparta, the rightful husband of Helen, wanted her back at all costs<\/strong>. While Acamas was at Troy negotiating the release of Helen, he fell in love with Laodice, the daughter of King Priam.<\/p>\n The couple gave birth to a boy who they named Munitis and handed him over to Aethra, grandmother of Acamas, who had gone with Helen as her handmaiden<\/strong> when she was kidnapped. Aethra looked after Munitis until his death from a snakebite whilst hunting in the city of Olynthus in the region of Thrace.<\/p>\n Once Paris refused to return Helen, the Trojan War started with Menelaus summoning other Greek states to help him free Helen from Troy. Acamas fought with the Greeks<\/strong> and was elected as one of the elite soldiers allowed to enter the Trojan War.<\/p>\n He fought bravely ensuring the Greeks secured the victory and Helen safely returned to her husband<\/strong>. According to other myths, when the Greeks broke through and entered Troy, Acamas and his brother Demiphon captured the Trojan Palladium.<\/p>\n The Palladium was a carving of Pallas, the daughter of the demigod Triton. The carving was said to protect the city of Troy from falling<\/strong> and the Greeks had to capture it if they wanted to win the war against the Trojans. Thus, Acamas and his brother were tasked to retrieve the Palladium. However, according to Homer’s Iliad, the responsibility to capture the Palladium fell on Odysseus<\/a> and Diomedes.<\/p>\nThe Adventures of Acamas<\/h2>\n
Acamas Trojan War<\/h3>\n
How Acamas Lost His Mother<\/h3>\n