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Pelias
Sign in to savethumb|Pelias sends forth Jason, in an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Pelias
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Iolcus
- Deity.member_of
- the Deucalionids
- Deity.image
- Pelias meets Jason MAN Napoli Inv111436.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Pelias, king of Iolcos, stops on the steps of a temple as he recognises young Jason by his missing sandal; Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.
- Deity.abode
- Iolcus
- Deity.consort
- Anaxibia or Phylomache
- Deity.parents
- Poseidon and Tyro
- Deity.siblings
- Neleus
- Deity.offspring
- Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Amphinome, Evadne, Asteropeia, Antinoe and Medusa
- Deity.predecessor
- Aeson
- Deity.successor
- Acastus
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Family
- Early years
- Quest for the Golden Fleece
- Death
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Pelias sends forth Jason, in an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.
Pelias ( ; ) was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology. He was the one who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pelias” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.