Axylus
# Axylus

In Greek mythology, Axylus (Ancient Greek: Ἄξυλος) was a Trojan warrior who participated in the Trojan War.

## Family

Axylus was the son of Teuthranus.

## Mythology

Axylus was a wealthy and young man who came from the town of Arisbe, a city in the Troad. He was killed by Diomedes during the siege of Troy.

This character was mentioned in Book VI of Homer's Iliad:

   Diomedes, expert in war cries, killed Axylus, son of Teuthranus, a rich man, from well-built Arisbe. People really loved him, for he lived beside a road, welcomed all passers-by into his home. But not one of those men he'd entertained now stood in front of him, protecting him from wretched death. Diomedes took the lives of two men--Axylus, and his attendant Calesius, his charioteer. So both men went down into the underworld.
