Teucer
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Teucer is a famed archer of Greek mythology, half-brother of Ajax and a warrior in the Trojan War, who appears as a significant character in Sophocles’ tragedy "Ajax."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan War hero
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figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological archer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Iliad
NERFINISHED
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Sophocles' Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homer's Iliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ Telamonian shield ⓘ |
| brother | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Achaeans (Greek mythology)
NERFINISHED
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Characters in Sophocles' plays ⓘ Characters in the Iliad ⓘ |
| cultOrLegend | reputed founder of Salamis in Cyprus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsAgainst |
Agamemnon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Homer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Telamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | fights from behind Ajax's shield ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Trojans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| homeCity | Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterType | loyal brother ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfather | Laomedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Achaean warrior ⓘ |
| mother | Hesione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableDeed |
kills many Trojans with arrows
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wounds Hector with an arrow ⓘ |
| notableFor | skill in archery ⓘ |
| occupation | archer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paternalCousin | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paternalUncle | Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarTradition |
banished from Salamis in some accounts
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founds a colony in Cyprus in some accounts ⓘ |
| roleInWork | defender of Ajax's honor in Sophocles' Ajax ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Achaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | family loyalty ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | Mythic age of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| weapon | bow and arrows ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ajax
subject surface form:
Ajax (Sophocles)
subject surface form:
Ajax