In Greek mythology, Periphetes, also known as Corynetes or the Club-Bearer, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia. Like his father, he was lame in one leg. He lived in Epidauros, where he robbed travellers and killed them with his iron club. Theseus killed him and afterwards used the club as his own weapon. He was mentioned in Apollodorus 3.15.8 and Pausanias 2.1.4 Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... The Temple of Hephaestus, Athens: western face. ... Panoramic view of the theater at Epidaurus Epidaurus (Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece at the Saronic Gulf. ... Theseus (Θησευς) was a legendary king of Athens, son of Aegeus (or of Poseidon). ...
Periphetes was nicknamed Corynetes or "Club-Man", after his weapon of choice, a big iron club and would hit you on the head once he got close enough and then he would rob you.
Theseus could have divert from Periphetes way, but he choose not to, the young man was about to become a legend.
When he faced the villain, Theseus draw his sword and was about to attack Periphetes, when the ruffian said to him.
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