Telephus
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right|thumb|Heracles with the infant Telephus and deer, mid second century AD. Paris, [[Louvre MA 75.]]
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- Birth to adulthood
- Summary
- Sources
- The silence of Telephus
- King in Mysia
- Summary
- Attacked by the Greeks
- Wound and healing
- Sources
- Wives and offspring
- Iconography
- Telephus frieze
- Suckled by a deer
- Wounded by Achilles
- At Agamemnon's altar
- Healed by Achilles
- Tragic tradition
- Pergamon
- Cult
- Notes
- References
right|thumb|Heracles with the infant Telephus and deer, mid second century AD. Paris, [[Louvre MA 75.]]
In Greek mythology, Telephus (; ) was the son of Heracles and Auge, who was the daughter of king Aleus of Tegea. He was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king. Telephus was wounded by Achilles when the Achaeans came to his kingdom on their way to sack Troy and bring Helen back to Sparta, and later healed by Achilles. He was the father of Eurypylus, who fought alongside the Trojans against the Greeks in the Trojan War. Telephus' story was popular in ancient Greek and Roman iconography and tragedy. Telephus' name and mythology were possibly derived from the Hittite god Telepinu.