Pelias
thumb|Pelias sends forth Jason, in an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Pelias
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Iolcus
- Deity.member_of
- the Deucalionids
- Deity.image
- Pelias meets Jason MAN Napoli Inv111436.jpg
- Deity.caption
- 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.
- Deity.abode
- Iolcus
- Deity.consort
- Anaxibia or Phylomache
- Deity.parents
- Poseidon and Tyro
- Deity.siblings
- Neleus
- Deity.offspring
- Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis, Pelopia, Hippothoe, Amphinome, Evadne, Asteropeia, Antinoe and Medusa
- Deity.predecessor
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Family
- Early years
- Quest for the Golden Fleece
- Death
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Pelias sends forth Jason, in an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.
Pelias ( ; ) was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology. He was the one who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.