Historicity
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Legendary figure
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One source places him in myth; the other names him only in Virgil's story.
“In Greek mythology, Eryx (Ancient Greek: Ἔρυξ) may refer to the following
personages:”
— Eryx (mythology) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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“According to Virgil, a Sicilian boxer named Entellus intended to fight while
wearing a pair of metal-laden gloves that previously had been used by his
brother Eryx.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Description
Mythical king of Eryx in Sicily and an excellent boxer, killed by Heracles in
a match; in Virgil's Aeneid the brother of Entellus, whose bloodstained
caestus Entellus offers to fight in.
Sources
“Eryx was an excellent boxer but died when Heracles beat him in a match.”
— Eryx (mythology) - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Eryx. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX9MPDHE244C30HT26 - CC BY-SA 4.0.
Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPX9MPDHE244C30HT26, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Eryx}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year =
{YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX9MPDHE244C30HT26}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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