Pelias

King of Iolcus after Cretheus, sends Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece.

Genealogy

Tyro

Poseidon

Sidero (stepmother)

Aeson, Aethusa, Agenor, Aloeus, Amycus, Amythaon, Antaeus, Arion, Asopus, Augeas, Belus, Benthesicyme, Busiris, Cenchrias, Cercyon, Charybdis, Chrysaor, Cromus, Cteatus, Cychreus, Dercynus, Ephialtes, Epopeus, Erginus, Eryx, Eumolpus, Euphemus, Eurypylus, Eurytus, Halirrhothius, Hippothoon, Hippo, Hopleus, Hyperenor, Hyrieus, Ialebion, Ida, Leches, Lelex, Lycus, Mygdon, Nauplius, Neleus, Nireus, Orion, Otus, Pegasus, Peratus, Periclymenus, Pheres, Phineus, Poltys, Polyphemus, Proteus, Rhode, Sarpedon, Sciron, Taphius, Thasus, Triops, Triton

Anaxibia, Phylomache

Acastus, Alcestis, Hippothoe, Pelopia, Pisidice

Places
  1. Iolcus
  2. Precinct of Hera
  3. Thessaly
  4. Unknown
Events
  1. Tyro gives birth to Pelias and Neleus
  2. Tyro exposes Pelias and Neleus
  3. Pelias and Neleus raised by a horsekeeper
  4. Pelias and Neleus find their mother and their stepmother
  5. Pelias and Neleus kill Sidero
  6. Pelias marries and has children
  7. Pelias offers his daughter Alcestis to whoever can yoke a lion and a boar together
  8. Admetus brings the boar and lion to Pelias, winning the contest to marry Alcestis
  9. Jason dwells in Iolcus
  10. Pelias makes a sacrifice to Poseidon by the sea, orders Jason to be present
  11. Pelias orders Jason to retrieve the Golden Fleece
  12. Pelias forces Aeson to commit suicide
  13. Pelias kills Promachus
  14. Medea tricks Pelias’ daughters into cutting him up and boiling him
  15. Peleus competes with Atalanta in wrestling
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.8
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.10
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.15
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.23
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.27
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.2
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 13.3
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 715
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 3.9
  11. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 2.5
  12. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 8.2
  13. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.9
  14. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.11
  15. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 18.5
  16. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 11.1
  17. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 11.2
  18. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 11.3
  19. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 30.8
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