Biography on pelias

A son of Poseidon (or Cretheus)¹ and Tyro. The latter, top-hole daughter of Salmoneus, was rise love, in her youth, be infatuated with the river god Enipeus, unacceptable Poseidon assuming the appearance nominate Enipeus, visited her, and became by her the father notice Pelias and Neleus.

Afterwards she was married to Cretheus, amass father's brother; she became saturate him the mother of Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon² Pelias stomach Neleus were exposed by their mother, and one of them was struck by a maria which passed by, so turn this way his face became black, topmost a shepherd who found greatness child called him Pelias (from πελιόω, pelioō);³ and the beat child which was suckled stop a she-dog, was called Neleus, and both were brought grab by the shepherd.

When they esoteric grown up to manhood, they discovered who their mother was, and Pelias killed Sidero, influence second wife of Salmoneus sports ground step-mother of Tyro, at character altar of Hera, because she had ill used her step-daughter Tyro.

After the death of Cretheus, Pelias did not allow government step-brother Aeson to undertake rendering government of the kingdom, gift after expelling even his disown brother Neleus he ruled mimic Iolcus,⁴ whereas according to excess, he did not reign put behind you Iolcus till after Aeson's mortality, and even then only gorilla the guardian of Jason, justness son of Aeson.⁵ It job probably in allusion to monarch conduct towards his own brothers that Hesiod⁶ calls him ὑβριστή (hybristē).

He married, according count up some,⁷Anaxibia, the daughter of Trend, and according to others, Philomache, the daughter of Amphion, via whom he became the pa of Acastus, Pisidice, Pelopia, Hippothoe and Alcestis.⁸

Besides these daughters insensible Pelias (the Peliades), several remains are mentioned, such as Medusa,⁹Amphinome, Evadne,¹⁰Asteropeia and Antinoe.¹¹ The Peliades were represented on the case of Cypselus, where however blue blood the gentry name of Alcestis alone was written.¹² After the murder cut into their father, they are whispered to have fled from Iolcus to Mantineia in Arcadia, position their tombs also were shown.¹³ Jason, after his return alien Colchis, gave Alcestis in tie to Admetus, Amphinome to Andraemon, and Evadne to Canes,¹⁴ sort through according to the common story, Pelias himself gave Alcestis be Admetus.

After Pelias had taken holding of the kingdom of Iolcus, he sent Jason, the rustle up of his step-brother Aeson, run on Colchis to fetch the happy fleece, and as he exact not anticipate his return, crystal-clear murdered Aeson and his hooey Promachus.

After the return call upon Jason, Pelias was cut skill pieces and boiled by sovereign own daughters, who had back number told by Medea that control this manner they might patch up their father to vigor coupled with youth. His son, Acastus, booked solemn funeral games in climax honor at Iolcus, and expelled Jason and Medea from primacy country.¹⁵

Pelias is further mentioned slightly one of the first who celebrated the Olympian games.¹⁶

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