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During the Trojan War, Teucer was mainly a great archer, who loosed his shafts from behind the giant shield of his half-brother Ajax the Great.

When Hector was driving the Achaeans back toward their ships, Teucer gave the Argives some success by killing many of the charging Trojans, including Hector's charioteer, Archeptolemus son of Iphitos.

However, every time he shot an arrow at Hector, Apollo, the protector of the Trojans, would foil the shot-an ironic reference to the fact that Apollo would guide Paris ' arrow into Achilles ' heel.

At one point in his rage at Teucer's success, Hector picked up a huge rock and flung it at him.

The rock injured Teucer, so that he retired from the fighting for a certain period of time.

He took up a spear to fight in the war after his bow was broken by Zeus.

He once again challenged Hector, and narrowly avoided the path of Hector's flying javelin in the ensuing battle.

He was also one of the Danaans to enter the Trojan Horse.

In total, Teucer slew thirty Trojans during the war ; of those Homer mentions Aretaon, Orsilochus, Ormenus, Ophelestes, Daetor, Chromius, Lycophontes, Amopaon, Melanippus, Prothoon and Periphetes, as well as the aforementioned Archeptolemus.

He also wounded Glaucus, son of Hippolochus.