telamon
[
tel
-
uh
-m
uh
n, -mon]
/ˈtɛl ə mən, -ˌmɒn/
noun
,
plural
telamones
[tel-
uh
-
moh
-neez]
/ˌtɛl əˈmoʊ niz/
(
Show IPA
).
Architecture
1.
atlas
(def 5).
Origin
1700-10;
<
Latin
telamōn
<
Greek
telamṓn
bearer, support; identified with
Telamon
Telamon
[
tel
-
uh
-m
uh
n, -mon]
/ˈtɛl ə mən, -ˌmɒn/
noun
,
Classical Mythology
1.
an Argonaut and friend of Hercules, and the father of Ajax and Teucer.
British Dictionary definitions for
telamon
telamon
/
ˈtɛləmən
/
noun
(
pl
)
telamones
(
ˌtɛləˈməʊniːz
),
-mons
1.
a column in the form of a male figure, used to support an entablature
Also called
atlas
Compare
caryatid
Word Origin
C18: via Latin from Greek, from
tlēnai
to bear
Telamon
/
ˈtɛləmən;
-ˌmɒn
/
noun
1.
(
Greek myth
) a king of Salamis; brother of Peleus and father of Teucer and Ajax