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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
    Experiences
    Exposed as an infant Involved in athletic competition
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    πŸ‘€ PoseidonπŸ‘€ TyroπŸ‘€ Cretheus (Thessalian)
    Father of
    πŸ‘€ Peisidice (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Hippothoe (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ AlcestisπŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ AsteropeiaπŸ‘€ Antinoe (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Medousa (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Amphinome (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Euadne (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Pelias
    Twin of
    πŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian)
    Husband of
    πŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive)πŸ‘€ Phylomache
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ PhylomacheπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive)
    Conceived at
    🌍 River Enipeus (Elis)🌍 Salmone (Elis)
    Ruler of
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🌍 Thessaly
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ SideroπŸ‘€ Promachos (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Aison
    Holds games at
    🌍 Olympia (Elis)
    Dies at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)🌍 Thessaly
    Killed by
    πŸ‘€ MedeiaπŸ‘₯ the Daughters of PeliasπŸ‘€ Alcestis
    Buried at
    🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)
    Buried by
    πŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias)
    Related Entities
    πŸ‘€ PoseidonπŸ‘€ Neleus (Pylian)πŸ‘€ TyroπŸ‘€ SideroπŸ‘€ Hera🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese)🌍 ThessalyπŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Argive)πŸ‘€ PhylomacheπŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ AlcestisπŸ‘€ Hippothoe (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Peisidice (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Pelopeia (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Cretheus (Thessalian)🌍 Iolcos (Thessaly)πŸ‘€ Jason (Argonaut)🏺 the Golden Fleece🌍 Colchis (Pontos)πŸ‘€ MedeiaπŸ‘€ AisonπŸ‘€ PolymedeπŸ‘€ Promachos (Thessalian)πŸ‘₯ the Daughters of Pelias🌍 Corinth (Argolid)πŸ‘€ Aphareus (Messenian)🌍 Arene (Messenia?)πŸ‘€ AietesπŸ‘€ Antinoe (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Asteropeia🌍 Olympia (Elis)πŸ‘€ OrpheusπŸ‘€ Marsyas (Phrygian)πŸ‘€ Olympos (f. of Marsyas)πŸ‘€ Schedios (Phocian I)πŸ‘€ Thamyris🌍 the Grove of PersephoneπŸ‘€ Promedon🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus🌍 River Anauros (Thessaly)🏺 the Sandal of JasonπŸ‘€ Medousa (Thessalian)🏺 the ArgoπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts🌍 the SymplegadesπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian)🌍 River Enipeus (Elis)πŸ‘€ Admetos (Argonaut)🌍 Pherai (Thessaly)πŸ‘€ Apollo🌍 Delphi (Phocis)πŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur)πŸ‘€ Philyra (Oceanid)πŸ›οΈ the Cave of CheironπŸ‘€ Chariclo (w. of Cheiron)πŸ‘€ Phrixos (s. of Athamas)πŸ‘€ ArtemisπŸ‘₯ the HyperboreansπŸ‘€ Amphinome (d. of Pelias)πŸ‘€ Euadne (d. of Pelias)🌍 Salmone (Elis)🌍 Aphetai (Thessaly)🌍 River Oceanos (unlocatable)🌍 Aia (unlocatable)πŸ‘€ Mimas (Elian?)🌍 Peparethos (island)🌍 Sciathos (island)⏳ 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 1.2.38-1.2.40🎨 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)βš’οΈ Inscription from Room (l), Casa degli Epigrammi V 1, 18, Pompeii (CIL IV 4042; EDR 163891)🎨 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)πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 6.8.1🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B4964)πŸ“– 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
    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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