telamon

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telamon a male figure used as a pillar to support an entablature or other structure, from the name of Telamon, a hero of Greek mythology, king of Salamis and father of Ajax and Teucer.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

telamon

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telamon (pl. telamones). Straight, unbowed male whole figure acting as a column supporting an entablature on its head. See also atlas, canephora, caryatid, from which it is distinct.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

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