Promachos

Promachos (Greek "fighter") was an epithet in Greek mythology for gods and heroes regarded as "fighter", later also the proper name of mythical figures and historical persons:

• Promachos, nickname of Hermes in the Boeotian city of Tanagra
• Promachos, nickname of Heracles in the Boeotian city of Thebes
• Athena Promachos , nickname of Athena
• Promachos (son of Heracles) , a son of Heracles and the Sican king's daughter Psophis and twin brother of Echephron
• Promachos (son of Parthenopaios) , a son of Parthenopaios and, according to some sources, one of the epigones
• Promachos (son of Alegor) , a son of Alegor from Boeotia, died at the hand of the Trojans Akamas
• Promachos (son of Aison) , a son of Aison and younger brother of Jason, was killed as a child by his uncle Pelias
• Promachos (soldier) , a simple soldier of Alexander the Great; won 324 BC A drinking competition in Susa died from excessive alcohol consumption

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.