Oxylos (son of Haimon)

Oxylos ( Greek  Ὄξυλος ) is the son of Haimon and king of Elis in Greek mythology . He helped the Heraclids to get the Peloponnese back under their rule. An oracle had prophesied that they should look out for a three-eyed military leader, since without him they would not be able to take the Peloponnese. They found the general they were looking for in Oxylos, who himself had lost an eye and was riding towards them on his horse, which had two eyes. As prophesied, he helped the Heraclids to conquer and received eli from them in return. According to one version, he is considered the founder of the Olympic Games .

literature

• Ludwig Less : Oxylos 2 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.1, Leipzig 1902, Col. 1233-1237 ( digitized version ).
• Edwin Müller-Graupa: Oxylos. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XVIII, 1, Stuttgart 1939, Sp. 2034-2040.