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Peleus

Peleus

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A king in Greek myth who led a group of warriors and was Achilles' father
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpiːliəs/
  • Literature
: Peleo
  • Peleus had to wrestle with Thetis, who could change forms to escape him.
  • Peleus and Thetis

Adis was there, and Adis saw this going down and he actually tried to help Queen Thea because he's like this Peleus man's a bad news.

Examples

  • The earliest scene should be the Return of Hephaistos below the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis on side B (the "back" of the vase).

    Academic text (1999)

  • The marriage between Peleus and Thetis, a sea goddess, led to the events of the Trojan War.

  • Son of Peleus.

    Troy (2004)

  • Adis was there, and Adis saw this going down and he actually tried to help Queen Thea because he's like this Peleus man's a bad news.

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  • The next scene is the Calydonian Boar Hunt, which includes Peleus, before his marriage, fighting alongside Meleager on the "front" (side A) of the vase; then back to the back and the second register on the neck with the fight between the Lapiths and Centaurs at the wedding of Peirithoos.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In Greek mythology, Peleus was the king of the Myrmidons and the father of Achilles.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Peleus comes from ancient Greek Πηλεύς and is the name of a king in Greek myth who is best known as the father of Achilles. So, when you see Peleus think of the royal father at the centre of Achilles' story and the famous wedding with Thetis.