Editing Teucer (section)

{{Short description|Greek mythical figure}}
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[[File:Aphaia pediment Teukros W-IV Glyptothek Munich 77.jpg|thumb|Statue of an archer, traditionally called "Teucer," from the [[Temple of Aphaia]], ca. 505–500 BC.]]
[[File:WLA lacma Teucer.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Teucer by Sir [[William Hamo Thornycroft]]]]

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Teucer''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tj|uː|s|ər}}; {{langx|grc|Τεῦκρος|Teûkros}}, also '''Teucrus''', '''Teucros''' or '''Teucris'''), was the son of King [[Telamon]] of [[Salamis Island]] and his second wife [[Hesione]], daughter of King [[Laomedon]] of [[Troy]]. He fought alongside his half-brother, [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]], in the [[Trojan War]] and is the legendary founder of the city of [[Salamis, Cyprus|Salamis]] on [[Cyprus]]. Through his mother, Teucer was the nephew of King [[Priam]] of Troy and the cousin of [[Hector]] and [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]]—all of whom he fought against in the Trojan War.