person
Cercyon
Brigand of Eleusis who forced travelers to wrestle to the death, killed by Theseus.
Reading notes
- Ibis §13 Cercyon
Cercyon of Eleusis, who forced strangers to wrestle to the death, defeated and killed by Theseus.
- Metamorphoses §7.173 the death of Cercyon
Cercyon of Eleusis, who forced passers-by to wrestle him to the death until Theseus killed him.