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👤 Pelias (Thessalian)

  • Information:
    king of Iolcos
  • Son of:
    👤 Poseidon 👤 Tyro
  • Father of:
    👤 Acastos 👤 Alcestis 👤 Antinoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Asteropeia 👤 Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Peisidice (Thessalian) 👤 Pelopeia (Thessalian)
  • Twin of:
    👤 Neleus (Pylian)
  • Husband of:
    👤 Anaxibia (d. of Bias) 👤 Phylomache
  • Has children with:
    👤 Anaxibia (d. of Bias) 👤 Phylomache
  • Ruler of:
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
  • Kills:
    👤 Promachos (Thessalian) 👤 Sidero
  • Holds games at:
    🌍 Olympia (Elis)
  • Dies at:
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
  • Killed by:
    👤 Medeia 👥 the Daughters of Pelias
  • Buried at:
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
  • Buried by:
    👤 Acastos
  • Related Entities:
    ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)🌍 Arene (Messenia?) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly) 🌍 Thessaly 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 🏛️ the Lesche of the Cnidians (Delphi) 🏺 Sandal of Jason 🏺 the Golden Fleece 👤 Acastos 👤 Aietes 👤 Aison 👤 Alcestis 👤 Anaxibia (d. of Bias) 👤 Antinoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Asteropeia 👤 Cretheus (Thessalian) 👤 Hera 👤 Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Jason (Argonaut) 👤 Marsyas 👤 Medeia 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Olympos (f. of Marsyas) 👤 Orpheus 👤 Peisidice (Thessalian) 👤 Pelopeia (Thessalian) 👤 Phylomache 👤 Polymede 👤 Poseidon 👤 Promachos (Thessalian) 👤 Promedon 👤 Schedios (Phocian I) 👤 Sidero 👤 Thamyris 👤 Tyro 👥 the Daughters of Pelias
  • Appears in:
    Apollodoros, Library 1.9.10Apollodoros, Library 1.9.15Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16Apollodoros, Library 1.9.27Apollodoros, Library 1.9.8Apollodoros, Library 1.9.9Euripides, Trojan Women 1123-1128Hesiod, Theogony 992-1002Homer, Iliad 2.711-2.715Homer, Odyssey 11.235-11.259Pausanias 10.30.6-10.30.9Pausanias 3.18.16Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5Pausanias 5.8.2Pausanias 8.11.1-8.11.3
  • Mentioned in Text:
    Apollodoros, LibraryEuripides, Trojan WomenHesiod, TheogonyHomer, IliadHomer, OdysseyPausanias
  • 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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