Character · Individual
son of Antenor
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Acamas was among the party physically gathered on the rising slope of the plain of Troy.
“The Trojans, on the other side upon the rising slope of the plain, were gathered round great Hector, noble Polydamas, Aeneas who was honoured by the Trojans like an immortal, and the three sons of Antenor, Polybus, Agenor, and young Acamas beauteous as a god.”
Acamas, a son of Antenor skilled in all arts of war, shares Dardanian command with Aeneas and Archilochus.
“The Dardanians were led by brave Aeneas, whom Venus bore to Anchises, when she, goddess though she was, had lain with him upon the mountain slopes of Ida. He was not alone, for with him were the two sons of Antenor, Archilochus and Acamas, both skilled in all the arts of war.”
Acamas is described as beautiful as a god.
“young Acamas beauteous as a god”
Acamas is one of Antenor’s two sons in Aeneas’s company, both versed in all the arts of war.
“the two sons of Antenor, Archelochus and Acamas, men well versed in all the arts of war”
Acamas bestrides his brother Archelochus’s body, spears Promachus as he tries to drag the body away, and boasts that Promachus lies vanquished as prompt payment for his brother’s blood.
“Acamas then bestrode his brother’s body and wounded Promachus the Boeotian with his spear, for he was trying to drag his brother’s body away. Acamas vaunted loudly over him saying, ‘Argive archers, braggarts that you are, toil and suffering shall not be for us only, but some of you too shall fall here as well as ourselves. See how Promachus now sleeps, vanquished by my spear; payment for my brother’s blood has not been long delayed;”
When enraged Peneleos springs at him, Acamas refuses to stand his ground.
“He sprang towards Acamas, but Acamas did not stand his ground”
Acamas is caught while mounting his chariot, speared through the right shoulder, and falls headlong from the car into darkness.
“Meriones gave chase to Acamas on foot and caught him up just as he was about to mount his chariot; he drove a spear through his right shoulder so that he fell headlong from the car, and his eyes were closed in darkness.”
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“Acamas, both skilled in all the arts of war”
“young Acamas beauteous as a god”
“Acamas then bestrode his brother’s body”