Elatus

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There were two figures named Elatus or Élatos in Greek mythology.

  • Elatus, a Lapith chieftain, was the father of:
  • 31824 Elatus, an asteroid named after the centaur Elatus, killed during a battle with Hercules by a poisoned arrow that passed through his arm and continued to wound Chiron in the knee.
  • Elatus was one of the suitors of Penelope. He was killed by Eumaeus, the swineherd.