Pelia (mythology)

This article is about the Greek mythological figure. For other uses, see Pelia.
Not to be confused with Pelias.

In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Pelia is a minor Cypriot figure, kinswoman to Adonis, who plays a role in a minor myth connected to him. Her story is attested in the works of Servius, a Latin grammarian of the fifth century. Pelia became the wife of a Delian man named Melos, and had a single child by him, a boy also called Melos.

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