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👤 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
    Son of
    👤 Cretheus (Thessalian) 👤 Poseidon 👤 Tyro
    Father of
    👤 Acastos (s. of Pelias) 👤 Alcestis 👤 Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Peisidice (Thessalian) 👤 Pelopeia (Thessalian) 👤 Antinoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Asteropeia 👤 Medousa (Thessalian) 👤 Anaxibia (Argive)
    Twin of
    👤 Neleus (Pylian)
    Husband of
    👤 Phylomache 👤 Anaxibia (Argive)
    Has children with
    👤 Phylomache 👤 Anaxibia (Argive)
    Conceived at
    🌍 Salmone (Elis) 🌍 River Enipeus (Elis)
    Ruler of
    🌍 Thessaly 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
    Kills
    👤 Promachos (Thessalian) 👤 Sidero
    Holds games at
    🌍 Olympia (Elis)
    Dies at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
    Killed by
    👤 Alcestis 👤 Medeia 👥 the Daughters of Pelias
    Buried at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
    Buried by
    👤 Acastos (s. of Pelias)
    Related Entities
    👤 Acastos (s. of Pelias) 👤 Admetos (Argonaut) 👤 Aietes 👤 Aison 👤 Alcestis 👤 Aphareus (Messenian) 👤 Apollo 🏺 the Argo 👥 the Argonauts 👤 Cheiron (centaur) 👤 Cretheus (Thessalian) 👤 Hera 👤 Poseidon 👤 Zeus 👤 Hippothoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Jason (Argonaut) 👤 Orpheus 👤 Peisidice (Thessalian) 🏺 the Golden Fleece 👤 Pelopeia (Thessalian) 👤 Philyra (Oceanid) 👤 Phrixos (s. of Athamas) 👤 Phylomache 👤 Polymede 👤 Promachos (Thessalian) 👤 Marsyas 👤 Medeia 👤 Neleus (Pylian) 👤 Olympos (f. of Marsyas) 👤 Schedios (Phocian I) 👤 Sidero 🌍 the Symplegades 👤 Thamyris 👤 Tyro 🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable) 🌍 Pherai (Thessaly) 🌍 Delphi (Phocis) 🌍 Colchis (Pontos) 🌍 Thessaly 🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly) 🌍 River Enipeus (Elis) 🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly) 🌍 Aphetai (Thessaly) 🌍 Olympia (Elis) 🏛️ the Cave of Cheiron ⏳ the Funeral Games of Pelias (Iolcos)🌍 Arene (Messenia?) 👤 Antinoe (d. of Pelias) 👤 Asteropeia 🌍 the Grove of Persephone 👤 Promedon 🌍 Peparethos (island) 🏺 the Sandal of Jason 👤 Medousa (Thessalian) 👥 the Daughters of Pelias 👤 Chariclo (w. of Cheiron) 🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus👤 Anaxibia (Argive) 🌍 Sciathos (island) 🌍 Aia (unlocatable) 👤 Mimas (Elian?)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.8📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.9📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.10📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.15📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.16📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.27📖 Pausanias 3.18.16📖 Pausanias 5.8.2📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.235-11.259📖 Euripides, Alcestis 1-37📖 Euripides, Alcestis 706-740📖 Euripides, Trojan Women 1123-1128📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 31 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 35 Most📖 Euripides, Medeia 1-35📖 Euripides, Medeia 465-490📖 Homer, Iliad 2.711-2.715📖 Pausanias 4.2.4-4.2.5📖 Pausanias 8.11.1-8.11.3📖 Pausanias 10.30.6-10.30.9📖 Hesiod, Theogony 992-1002📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 43📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 40📖 Lucian, Essays in Portraiture Defended 2📖 Lucian, The Dance 51-53📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 70-92📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 101-123📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 124-168📖 Pindar, Pythian 4 247-262📖 Pindar, Nemean 4 44-72📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 10.334📖 Strabo 9.5.15📖 Ovid, Ibis 441-442📖 Strabo 1.2.38-1.2.40📖 Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4📖 Diodoros, Library 6.8.1📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 7.294-349⚒️ Inscription from Room (l), Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (CIL IV 4042; EDR 163891)
    Mentioned in Text
    Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyHomer, OdysseyEuripides, Trojan WomenPausaniasEuripides, AlcestisHesiod, EhoiaiEuripides, MedeiaStraboPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Essays in Portraiture DefendedLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 4Pindar, Nemean 4Diodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadOvid, IbisOvid, Metamorphoses
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Homer, Iliad 2.711-2.715📖 Homer, Iliad 7.464-7.482📖 Demetrios of Scepsis BNJ 2013 fr. 50📖 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 degli Amorini Dorati VI 16, 7.38, Pompeii (PALP r6-i16-p7-space-g)🎨 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)🎨 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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