Hylaeus was a centaur who, with Rhoecus, assaulted Atalanta in Arcadia and was slain by her arrows. Apollodorus is the primary source for the episode in Atalanta's virgin-huntress life before the Calydonian boar.
Atlas entry — Apollodorus Bibliotheca 3.9.2
I.Mythology
Apollodorus pairs Hylaeus with Rhoecus as centaurs killed by Atalanta when they tried to violate her.
Not to be confused with unrelated bearers of the name in Ovid's hunting catalogues.
AT A GLANCE
Greek nameHylaios (Ὑλαῖος)
Roman nameHylaeus
Typecreature
DomainsArcadian wilderness · centaur violence