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-wielder" (korynetes) in the Iliad because he fought with only an iron club, without any other arms. He was slain by Lycurgus of Arcadia, who confined him to a narrow gorge where his club could not be employed.