Areithous, King of
Arne in
Boeotia, and husband of
Philomedusa [
el], by whom he had a son
Menesthius.[1] He is called in the
Iliad the "
club-bearer" (korynetes), because he fought with no other weapon but an iron club. He fell by the hand of
Lycurgus of Arcadia, who drove him into a narrow
defile, where he could not make use of his club. His armor was later worn by Lycurgus and then by
Ereuthalion.[2] The tomb of Areithous was shown in
Arcadia as late as the time of
Pausanias.[3]
Areithous, a defender of
Troy, squire and charioteer of the
Thracian Rhigmus. Both Areithous and Rhigmus were killed by
Achilles in the battle: he smote them with his spear.[4]
The name is based on the adjective ἀρηΐθοος, meaning warlike, or literally "swift in the fight."
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Areithous, King of
Arne in
Boeotia, and husband of
Philomedusa [
el], by whom he had a son
Menesthius.[1] He is called in the
Iliad the "
club-bearer" (korynetes), because he fought with no other weapon but an iron club. He fell by the hand of
Lycurgus of Arcadia, who drove him into a narrow
defile, where he could not make use of his club. His armor was later worn by Lycurgus and then by
Ereuthalion.[2] The tomb of Areithous was shown in
Arcadia as late as the time of
Pausanias.[3]
Areithous, a defender of
Troy, squire and charioteer of the
Thracian Rhigmus. Both Areithous and Rhigmus were killed by
Achilles in the battle: he smote them with his spear.[4]
The name is based on the adjective ἀρηΐθοος, meaning warlike, or literally "swift in the fight."
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.