Acamas (son of Antenor) avenged the death of his brother, who had been killed by Ajax, by slaying Promachus the Boeotian. Two sources tackles the versions of the myth regarding Acamas' death. He was killed possibly by Meriones of Crete, half-brother of King Idomeneus in book 16 of the "Iliad", but the Acamas killed there was not specifically identified as a son of Antenor. Quintus of Smyrna describes him as having been killed by the Greek hero Philoctetes. Acamas (son of Antenor) In Greek mythology, Acamas or Akamas (; Ancient Greek: , folk etymology: "unwearying"), was the son of Trojan elder Antenor and Theano,
Hero (given name) Hero (given name) Hero is a given name of Ancient Greek origin meaning "hero." When occurring in English discussions of classical literature, it is sometimes transliterated as Hērō (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώ). The Ancient Greeks pronounced this name along the lines of /he.roː/ while present-day English speakers pronounce it /ˈhi.ɹoʊ/. A modern Greek version of the name is Iro (Ηρώ). In literature, female characters named Hero include one of the titular star-crossed lovers of the Ancient Greek myth Hero and Leander, a wronged bride-to-be in William Shakespeare's 1599 comedy "Much Ado About Nothing," and the protagonist of Georgette Heyer's 1944 Regency