Eryx (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Eryx (Ancient Greek: Ἔρυξ) may refer to the following personages:
- Eryx, a king of the city of Eryx in Sicily. He was either the son of Poseidon[1] or of Aphrodite and Butes the Argonaut of the Elymian people of Sicily who she spent several nights with at Lilybaeum to make Adonis jealous.[2][3] Eryx was an excellent boxer but died when Heracles beat him in a match.[4]
- Eryx, one of the supporters of Phineus. He was turned to stone by Perseus with the head of the Gorgon Medusa.[5]
