Epilaus

In Greek mythology, Epilaus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίλαος, lit. 'upon the people' or 'over the people') was a prince of Pylos and son of King Neleus by Chloris, daughter of Amphion. He was the brother to Pero, Taurus, Asterius, Pylaon, Deimachus, Eurybius, Evagoras, Phrasius, Eurymenes, Alastor, Nestor and Periclymenus.

Mythology

Along with his father and other brothers, except Nestor, Epilaus was by killed Heracles during the sack of Pylos.

↑ It is a classical Greek compound name formed from two distinct linguistic roots — Epi- (ἐπί), a common prefix meaning "upon," "over," "above," or "towards" and -laus / -laos (λαός), meaning "the people," "citizens," or "the public."
↑ Homer, Odyssey 11.284
↑ Apollodorus, 1.9.9
↑ Apollodorus, 2.7.3

Homer, The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

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