He is called in the Iliad the "club-bearer" (korynetes), because he fought with no other weapon but an iron club. He fell by the hand of Lycurgus of Arcadia, who drove him into a narrow defile, where he could not make use of his club.
He is designated as a "club-wielding fighter" (korynetes) in the Iliad because he relied solely on an iron club for combat, without any other defensive or offensive tools. He fell to Lycurgus of Arcadia, who trapped him in a narrow passage where his club could not be used.