Erylaos
Erylaos ( Greek Ἐρύλαος ) is a figure in Greek mythology .
Erylaos is the husband of the Kleite , with whom he is the father of Meilanion . Like his son, he fought on the side of the Trojans in the Trojan War . Angry in the ranks of the Trojans, Patroclus kills him in a fight with a stone's throw in the forehead.
Remarks
- ^ Quintus of Smyrna , Posthomerica 8, 121.
- ↑ Homer , Iliad 16: 411-414.
literature
- August Schultz : Erylaos . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 1372 ( digitized version ).
- Ulrich Hoefer : Erylaos . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, Col. 565.