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πŸ‘€ Pelias (Thessalian)

  • The death of Pelias is instigated by Medeia, and carried out by his daughters. It is rare to find a source that explicitly names the daughters who commit the deed, although Pausanias 8.11.1 identifies two.
  • Information
    king of Iolcos
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182439
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/5004
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/ljrrOSneRfyEAWZ1xguduA4
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Has a twin
    Experiences
    Exposed as an infantInvolved in athletic competition
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Tyro daughter of SalmoneusπŸ‘€ Cretheus (Thessalian) son of Aiolos
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Peisidice (Thessalian) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Thessalian) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Alcestis daughter of Pelias, wife of AdmetosπŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias) son of Pelias, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Asteropeia daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Antinoe (d. of Pelias) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Medousa (Thessalian) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Amphinome (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Euadne (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Pelias daughters who kill Pelias
    Twin of
    πŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of Nestor
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive) daughter of BiasπŸ‘€ Phylomache daughter of Amphion
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Phylomache daughter of AmphionπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive) daughter of Bias
    Conceived at
    🌍 River Enipeus (Elis) river in Elis🌍 Salmone (Elis) city in Elis
    Ruler of
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Sidero wife of Salmoneus, stepmother of TyroπŸ‘€ Promachos (Thessalian) son of Aison and PolymedeπŸ‘€ Aison son of Cretheus, father of Jason
    Holds games at
    🌍 Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games
    Dies at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own childrenπŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Pelias daughters who kill PeliasπŸ‘€ Alcestis daughter of Pelias, wife of Admetos
    Buried at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of Jason
    Buried by
    πŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias) son of Pelias, Argonaut
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of NestorπŸ‘€ Tyro daughter of SalmoneusπŸ‘€ Sidero wife of Salmoneus, stepmother of TyroπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddess🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) region in Peloponnese🌍 Thessaly region in northern GreeceπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive) daughter of BiasπŸ‘€ Phylomache daughter of AmphionπŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias) son of Pelias, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Alcestis daughter of Pelias, wife of AdmetosπŸ‘€ Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Peisidice (Thessalian) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Thessalian) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Cretheus (Thessalian) son of Aiolos🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) city in Thessaly, homeland of JasonπŸ‘€ Jason (Argonaut) leader of the Argonauts🏺 the Golden Fleece kept at Colchis🌍 Colchis (Pontos) region on the Black SeaπŸ‘€ Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own childrenπŸ‘€ Aison son of Cretheus, father of JasonπŸ‘€ Polymede mother of JasonπŸ‘€ Promachos (Thessalian) son of Aison and PolymedeπŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Pelias daughters who kill Pelias🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the ArgolidπŸ‘€ Aphareus (Messenian) son of Perieres, father of Idas and Lynceus🌍 Arene (Messenia?) unlocatable city in or near Messenia, variously identifiedπŸ‘€ Aietes king of ColchisπŸ‘€ Antinoe (d. of Pelias) daughter of PeliasπŸ‘€ Asteropeia daughter of Pelias🌍 Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic GamesπŸ‘€ Orpheus husband of EurydiceπŸ‘€ Marsyas (Phrygian) lost musical competition with ApolloπŸ‘€ Olympos (f. of Marsyas) father or student of MarsyasπŸ‘€ Schedios (Phocian I) son of Iphitos, leader of the Phocian contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Thamyris son of Philammon, blind musician🌍 the Grove of Persephone place associated with the UnderworldπŸ‘€ Promedon follower of Orpheus🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly) river in Thessaly🏺 the Sandal of Jason lost in the Anauros RiverπŸ‘€ Medousa (Thessalian) daughter of Pelias🏺 the Argo ship that carried the ArgonautsπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts sailors on the Argo🌍 the Symplegades encountered by the ArgoπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 River Enipeus (Elis) river in ElisπŸ‘€ Admetos (Argonaut) Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut🌍 Pherai (Thessaly) city in ThessalyπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian god🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"πŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Philyra (Oceanid) mother of CheironπŸ›οΈ the Cave of Cheiron where Cheiron resides (variously locatable)πŸ‘€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) a NaiadπŸ‘€ Phrixos (s. of Athamas) son of AthamasπŸ‘€ Artemis Olympian goddessπŸ‘₯ the Hyperboreans mythical people of the far northπŸ‘€ Amphinome (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Euadne (d. of Pelias)🌍 Salmone (Elis) city in Elis🌍 Aphetai (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) river encircling the world🌍 Aia (unlocatable) realm of Aietes, in which the golden fleece is keptπŸ‘€ Mimas (Elian?) expels Pelias🌍 Peparethos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly🌍 Sciathos (island) island off the coast of Thessaly⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.8πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.9πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.10πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.15πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.27πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.9.27-1.9.28πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.711-2.715πŸ“– Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Theogony 992-1002πŸ“– Euripides, Trojan Women 1123-1128πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.16πŸ“– Pausanias 8.11.1-8.11.3πŸ“– Pausanias 5.8.2πŸ“– Pausanias 10.30.6-10.30.9πŸ“– Homer, Odyssey 11.235-11.259πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 1-37πŸ“– Euripides, Alcestis 706-740πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 35 MostπŸ“– Euripides, Medeia 1-35πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 31 MostπŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 43πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 40πŸ“– Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 2πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 51-53πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 70-92πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 101-123πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 124-168πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 4 247-262πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 4 44-72πŸ“– Euripides, Medeia 465-490πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.40.1-4.40.5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.50.1-4.50.2πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.50.5-4.52.2πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.52.3-4.53.2πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.68.1-4.68.6πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 10.334πŸ“– Strabo 9.5.15πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 441-442πŸ“– Strabo 1.2.38-1.2.40βš’οΈ Inscription from Room (l), Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (CIL IV 4042; EDR 163891)πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.8.1πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.294-7.349πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 6πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 12
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasHesiod, TheogonyEuripides, Trojan WomenHomer, OdysseyEuripides, AlcestisHesiod, EhoiaiEuripides, MedeiaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Essays in Portraiture DefendedLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 4Pindar, Nemean 4Diodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, IbisOvid, MetamorphosesOvid, Heroides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Dionysios ScytobrachionHomer, IliadDemetrios of ScepsisMimnermos
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 14 RustenπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 35 RustenπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 36 RustenπŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.711-2.715πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 7.464-7.482πŸ“– Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 50πŸ“– Mimnermos fr. 11 Allen
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater attributed to the Kleophon Painter (Logie 178.94; Beazley 5046; LIMC Pelias 18)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Gruppo dei Vasi di Vetro VI 13, 2, Pompeii (MANN 111477; PALP r6-i13-p2-space-20)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di T. Dentatius Panthera IX 2, 16, Pompeii (PALP r9-i2-p16-space-b)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Giasone IX 5, 18, Pompeii (MANN 111436, 111471; PALP r9-i5-p18-space-f)🎨 Wall Paintings from Hospitium dei Sulpici, Pompeii (Pompeii 25921, 25947)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa delle Vestali VI 1, 7, Pompeii (PALP r6-i1-p7-space-46)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-g)🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4964)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Odysseus in the Underworld in the Lesche of the Cnidians, Delphi, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nekyia 6)
    Commentary
    The death of Pelias is instigated by Medeia, and carried out by his daughters. It is rare to find a source that explicitly names the daughters who commit the deed, although Pausanias 8.11.1 identifies two.
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