Telamon

The grandson of Zeus and Aegina; most notably, the father of Aias (Ajax) and Teuker (Teucer); he was the brother of Peleus and half brother of Phokos (Phocos).

Telamon and his brother, Peleus, had killed their half-brother, Phokos, and were driven from their home on the island of Aegina; the two brothers went their separate ways until they both answered the summons of Iason (Jason) and joined the crew of the Argo as Argonauts.

When the Argonauts were on their way to Kolkhis (Colchis), Herakles (Heracles) and Polyphemos (Polyphemus) left the crew of the Argo to search for their lost companion, Hylas; when the ship set sail without them, Telamon denounced Iason (Jason) and demanded that the Argo turn back and find their shipmates; at this moment, the half-man, half-fish seer, Glaukos (Glaucus) rose from the sea and told the Argonauts to sail on; he assured them that the will of Zeus had been done and that their companions were destined for a fate other than the retrieval of the Golden Fleece.

Telamon also took part in the Kalydonian (Calydonian) Hunt.

• Argonautika, book 1, lines 1285-1301