Palamedes
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- Palamedes (Greek mythology)Palamedes (Greek mythology)In Greek mythology, Palamedes was the son of Nauplius and either Clymene or Philyra or Hesione.He is said to have invented counting, currency, weights and measures, jokes, dice and a forerunner of chess called pessoi, as well as military ranks...
, the son of Nauplius in Greek mythology - Palamedes (Arthurian legend)Palamedes (Arthurian legend)Palamedes is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. He is a Saracen pagan who converts to Christianity later in his life, and his unrequited love for Iseult brings him into frequent conflict with Tristan...
, a Saracen Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend - Palamedes (romance)Palamedes (romance)Palamedes is a 13th-century French Arthurian prose romance. Named for King Arthur's Saracen knight Palamedes, it is set in the time before the rise of Arthur, and relates the exploits of the parents of various Arthurian heroes...
, a 13th-century French Arthurian romance named after the knight - 2456 Palamedes2456 Palamedes2456 Palamedes is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid that orbits in the Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system, in the "Greek Camp" of Trojan asteroids. It was named after the Greek hero Palamedes. It was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China on January 30, 1966.-External...
, an asteroid - Palamedes (video game)Palamedes (video game)Palamedes is an multiplatform video game released by the Taito in 1990. The video game was a Japan-exclusive release for all versions except the NES version . In North America, Palamedes had to compete with Tetris and Dr...
, a 1990 video game - Palamedes PR