In Greek mythology, Astylochus (Ancient Greek: Ἀστύλοχος) was one of the suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with either 56 other wooers (according to Apollodorus),Apollodorus, Epitome 7.26–27 or 51 (according to Homer).Homer, Odyssey 16.247. He, with the other suitors, was slain by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.Apollodorus, Epitome 7.33
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Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.