Eryx

auto_storiesLegendary figure (Probable)

Historicity

  • Legendary figure
    Probable
    Probable
    One source places him in myth; the other names him only in Virgil's story.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
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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 (English)link history info
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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 info

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 (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPX9MPDHE244C30HT26
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Cite and reuse

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Plain text
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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