In Greek mythology, Areilycus (The name is a compound of two distinct Greek words — Ἀρήιος (Arēios) meaning "warlike," "devoted to Ares," or "belonging to the god of war (Ares)" and Λύκος (Lykos) meaning "wolf.") was the name of two mythical personages in Homer's Iliad
Areilycus, one was the father of Archesilaus and Prothoenor. He is more commonly known as Archilycus.Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.7; Hyginus, Fabulae 97 Areilycus, son of Menoetius, who was wounded in the thigh while fleeing by Patroclus. The spear broke Areilycus's bone, and the text strongly implies that Areilycus dies from his wound.Homer, Iliad 14.451 & 16.308 Areilycus is frequently referenced as one character in the Iliad whose death does not have any metaphor or symbolism about it, and whose involvement in the narrative seems to be a plain description of action.
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Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.