- Source: Axylus
In Greek mythology, Axylus (Ancient Greek: Ἄξυλος) was a Trojan warrior who participated in the Trojan War.
Family
Axylus was the son of Teuthranus.
Mythology
Axylus was a wealthy and young man who came from the town of Arisbe, a city in the Troad. He was killed by Diomedes during the siege of Troy.
This character was mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad:Diomedes, expert in war cries, killed Axylus,son of Teuthranus, a rich man, from well-built Arisbe.People really loved him, for he lived beside a road,welcomed all passers-by into his home.But not one of those men he'd entertained now stoodin front of him, protecting him from wretched death.Diomedes took the lives of two men--Axylus,and his attendant Calesius, his charioteer.So both men went down into the underworld.
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References
Homer, The Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. ISBN 978-0674995796. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Homer, Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. ISBN 978-0198145318. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Translation of the Iliad by Ian Johnston.