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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan War hero
figure in Greek mythology
mythological archer
appearsIn Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED
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
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
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
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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batea father Teucer
Telamon fatherOf Teucer
Ajax (mythological Greek hero) halfBrother Teucer
subject surface form: Ajax
Ajax mainCharacter Teucer
subject surface form: Ajax (Sophocles)
Ajax (mythological Greek hero) relative Teucer
subject surface form: Ajax
Ajax the Greater relative Teucer
Batea relative Teucer