Editing Eurysaces

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[[File:Ajax (Carstens).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|''Tecmessa, Eurysaces and Ajax'' by Jakob Carstens, 1791.]]
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'''Eurysaces''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Εὐρυσάκης) in [[Greek mythology]] was the son of the [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]] and the enslaved former [[Teuthrania|Teuthranian]] princess [[Tecmessa of Phrygia|Tecmessa]].  He was venerated in [[Athens, Greece|Athens]]. Eurysaces was named after his father's famous shield. In Sophocles' tragedy [[Ajax (Sophocles)|''Ajax'']], the protagonist hands the shield to his young son before committing suicide.

Eurysaces was then taken to Ajax's native land, [[Salamis Island]], and he soon became king there. Eurysaces's uncle [[Teucer]], founded the town of Salamis on [[Cyprus]], and later attempted to return to the island, but he was repelled by Eurysaces. Teucer later established [[Galicia (Spain)|Galacia]] in Spain.  Sophocles wrote a play titled ''Eurysaces'', but only one quotation from it survives.<ref>Thorburn, John E. ''The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama''. Infobase Publishing, 2005. {{ISBN|9780816074983}}. Page 216</ref>

==See also==
* The asteroid [[8317 Eurysaces]]

==Note==
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