In Greek mythology, Telephus was a son of Hercules, who became king of Mysia. Having married Laodice, daughter of King Priam, he opposed the Greek expedition against the Trojans when they attempted to land on the Mysian coast, and in the fighting was wounded by Achilles. An oracle having declared that the wound could only be cured by the man who inflicted it, Telephus assisted Achilles in the taking of Troy and Achilles cured his wound. Research Telephus
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