Teucer

This article is about Teucer, son of King Telamon of Salamis. For Teucer, son of Scamander and Idaea, see King Teucer.

In Greek mythology Teucer (/ˈtjuːsər/), also Teucrus, Teucros or Teucris (Greek:Τεῦκρος, Teukros), was the son of King Telamon of Salamis Island and Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy. He fought alongside his half-brother, Ajax, in the Trojan War and is the legendary founder of the city of Salamis on Cyprus. Through his mother, Teucer was the nephew of King Priam of Troy and the cousin of Hector and Paris - all of whom he fought against in the Trojan War.