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Greek mythological figure

For the Roman tomb, seeTomb of Eurysaces the Baker.

*Tecmessa, Eurysaces and Ajax* by Jakob Carstens, 1791.

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Eurysaces (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυσάκης) inGreek mythology was the son of theAjax and the enslaved formerTeuthranian princessTecmessa. He was venerated inAthens. Eurysaces was named after his father's famous shield. In Sophocles' tragedyAjax, 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 uncleTeucer, founded the town of Salamis onCyprus, and later attempted to return to the island, but he was repelled by Eurysaces. Teucer later establishedGalacia in Spain. Sophocles wrote a play titledEurysaces, but only one quotation from it survives.^[1]