Tlepolemus

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Tlepolemus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a son of Heracles who became a leader of Rhodian forces in the Trojan War.

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Tlepolemus canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology
mythological Greek hero
alliedWith other Achaean leaders
appearsIn Iliad, Book 16
Homer's Iliad
surface form: Iliad, Book 2 (Catalogue of Ships)

Iliad, Book 5
associatedPlace Argos
surface form: Argos (through Heracles)

Mycenae and Tiryns
surface form: Tiryns (through Heracles)
associatedWith Heracleidae
belongsTo generation of heroes before the Trojan War
category Achaeans
surface form: Achaeans (Homer)

Children of Heracles
Rhodian mythology
causeOfDeath wounds received from Sarpedon
causeOfMigration killing of Licymnius (in some traditions)
conflictWith Sarpedon
cultOrTradition heroic ancestor of some Rhodians
deathPlace Trojan War battlefield
epithet son of Heracles
father Heracles
gender male
grandfather Zeus
killed Licymnius (in some traditions)
killedBy Sarpedon
languageOfPrimarySources Ancient Greek
led Rhodian forces
ledFrom Cameirus
Ialysos
Lindos
ledShips nine ships
literarySource Homer
mentionedIn Homer's Iliad
migratedTo Rhodes
mother Astyochia
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
notableFor being slain by Sarpedon in the Iliad
leading Rhodian contingent to Troy
origin Rhodes
participatedIn Trojan War
roleInWork Achaean leader in the Trojan War
ruled Rhodes
sideInConflict Achaeans
timeFrame mythic age of heroes
weaponUsed spear
wounded Sarpedon
surface form: Sarpedon (in their duel)
woundedBy Sarpedon

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