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thumb|Pelias sends forth Jason, in an 1879 illustration from Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.

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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
Aeson
Deity.successor
Acastus

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Pelias Sending Forth Jason - Project Gutenberg eText 14994.png
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7 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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