telamon

noun, plural tel·a·mo·nes [tel-uh–moh-neez] /ˌtɛl əˈmoʊ niz/. Architecture.

1. atlas(def 5).

noun Classical Mythology.

1. an Argonaut and friend of Hercules, and the father of Ajax and Teucer.

noun plural telamones (ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz) or -mons

1. a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablatureAlso called: atlas Compare caryatid

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax