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Pelias was the son of Tyro and Poseidon. His wife is recorded as either Anaxibia, daughter of Bias, or Phylomache, daughter of Amphion. He was the father of Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, [1] Amphinome, Evadne, [2] Asteropeia, Antinoe [3] and Medusa. [4] These daughters are sometimes called collectively as Peliades after their ...
Pelias wanted to rule over Thessaly; so he banished his brother Neleus and his half-brother Pheres, while he imprisoned his other half-brother Aeson. While imprisoned, Aeson got married and had a number of children, including the famous Jason , whom he managed to disguise and send away, in fear that Pelias might kill him as a rightful heir of ...
The daughter of Pelias would be known as the Peliades, although it is the son of Pelias, Acastus, who is most famous as an individual. At the same time that Pelias was raising a family, Aeson, locked away in the dungeon was doing likewise, for he had wed, possibly a woman by the name of Polymede, who had given him two sons, Jason and Promachus.
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Aeson was to be the successor of Cretheus, but when Cretheus died, Pelias took the throne of Iolcus, sending Pheres, Amythaon and Neleus into exile. Pheres would go to Thessaly, and found the city of Pheres, Amythaon would go to live in Pylos, and Neleus would go to Messenia, Aeson though was not sent into exile, and instead Pelias imprisoned Aeson to prevent future threats to his rule.
Apr 12, 2024 · Jason, in Greek mythology, leader of the Argonauts and son of Aeson, king of Iolcos in Thessaly. His father’s half-brother Pelias seized Iolcos, and thus for safety Jason was sent away to the Centaur Chiron. Returning as a young man, Jason was promised his inheritance if he fetched the Golden Fleece for Pelias, a seemingly impossible task.
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Nov 21, 2023 · When King Pelias took over Ioclos without right, Aeson's son Jason made it his mission to reclaim his inheritance. Jason's escapades sparked the Jason and Medea myths. In Greek mythology, Tyro was ...
Pelias, who had stopped believing in the return of the Argonauts, had wanted to put to death Jason’s father Aeson but the latter had asked for the right to bring about his own death. Jason’s mother Polymede then hanged herself, leaving behind her young son Promachos who Pelias killed. We have said that the Aeson-Polymede couple represents ...
