He challenged all strangers to the fight and killed the losers. The Argonauts, as they passed, were outraged by this behavior and Pollux, the wrestler, thrust Amycos’ skull behind his ear. The Bébryces, seeing their king dead, attacked the crew and were easily repulsed. His son, Butès, died at the hand of the Trojan Darès, companion of Aeneas who can be found at the cestal concourse of the funeral of Anchises in Sicily.