[1] When Trambelus' mother had already been made pregnant by Telamon, she escaped by jumping off his ship and swimming until she reached the land of Miletus.
She then hid in the forest but was soon found by Arion, king of Miletus, who rescued her and raised her newborn son Trambelus as his own.
According to Parthenius,[2] Trambelus lived on Lesbos where he fell in love with a girl named Apriate, but she rejected all his advances.
John Tzetzes relates the same story of Trambelus' death, but states that it took place in Miletus (not on Lesbos).
[1] This version is also hinted at by Athenaeus, who refers to Trambelus as "king of the Leleges", and informs that there was a spring in Miletus known as the "Achilles' Well", in which Achilles was believed to have cleansed himself for the murder of Trambelus; the water of the spring was said to be salty on the surface, but very sweet in the main stream.