Pelias

For other uses, see Pelias (mythology).
Not to be confused with Pelia or Peleus.
Pelias
King of Iolcus
Member of the Deucalionids
Pelias, king of Iolcos, stops on the steps of a temple as he recognises young Jason by his missing sandal; Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD.
PredecessorAeson
SuccessorAcastus
AbodeIolcus
Genealogy
ParentsPoseidon and Tyro
SiblingsNeleus
ConsortAnaxibia or Phylomache
OffspringAcastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Amphinome, Evadne, Asteropeia, Antinoe and Medusa

Pelias (/ˈpiːliæs/ PEE-lee-ass; Ancient Greek: Πελίας) was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology. He was the one who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

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