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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 ...
Aeson was the son of Cretheus and Tyro, and the brother of Amythaon and Pheres. Aeson was therefore Pelias’ half-brother. When his father Cretheus died, Aeson should have become the next king, but Pelias seized the throne and imprisoned Aeson. Pelias drove Aeson’s two brothers away.
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 ...
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Sep 30, 2023 · When Pelias returned to Iolcus, he discovered that the king, Cretheus had passed away and his stepbrother Aeson was in line for the throne. Although Aeson was the rightful heir, Pelias decided he would take the throne by force and made Aeson a prisoner in the palace dungeons. He then took the throne for himself, becoming the new king of Iolcus.
Nov 21, 2023 · King Pelias had a half brother, Aeson, by his mother Tyro. Jason is Aeson's son, which makes him King Pelias' nephew. ... Tyro secretly gave birth to two boys, but she abandoned them and left them ...
- What did Pelias do to Jason's father?Pelias took the throne of Ioclos away from his half-brother Aeson, Jason's father. Not only did he take what was rightfully Aeson's, he locked him...
- How did Medea have Pelias killed?Medea tricked Pelias' daughters into killing their father by telling them they could restore his youth if they cut him up and boiled him. However,...
- Who is the father of King Pelias?King Pelias' father is said to be Poseidon, the god of the sea and waters. Although King Pelias' mother married Cretheus, he was not raised by eith...
- What happened to King Pelias?King Pelias died as a result of trickery. The sorceress Medea told King Pelias' daughters that their father could be youthful again if they cut him...
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.
Pelias goes down in a long list of wicked kings whose main purpose seems to be to make some young handsome hero's life miserable. He reminds us a lot of King Eurystheus, the guy who assigns Heracles his Twelve Labors. However, just like with Heracles, Jason's quest ends up making him famous. In the end, Pelias is brought down by his own devices.
