Promachus
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Promachus (Greek: Πρόμαχος; English translation: "who leads in battle") is a name that refers to several different people.
[edit] Mythology
- Son of Aeson and Alcimede, killed by Pelias along with his father while his brother, Jason, searched for the Golden Fleece.
- A son of Parthenopaeus and one of the Epigoni, who attacked the city of Thebes to avenge their fathers, the Seven Against Thebes, who died attempting the same thing. Promachus died in the attack, and was buried nearby at Teumessus.[1]
- A Greek warrior in the Iliad who was killed by Acamas.
- Son of Heracles and Psophis, brother of Echephron.[2]
- The name Promachus, "the champion", also occurs as a surname of Athena in Athens, Heracles at Thebes,[3] and of Hermes at Tanagra.[4]
[edit] History
- Promachus of Macedon, a common soldier who died of alcohol abuse.
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