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Pelops

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thumb|Roman mosaic with Pelops and Hippodamia, kept in the D. Diogo de Sousa Museum in Braga, Portugal.

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Πέλοπας
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  • Family
  • Mythology
  • Tantalus's savage banquet
  • Courting Hippodamia
  • Olympic Games
  • Curse of the Pelopidai
  • Cult
  • Origin
  • Shrines
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Ancient sources
  • Modern sources
  • External links

thumb|Roman mosaic with Pelops and Hippodamia, kept in the D. Diogo de Sousa Museum in Braga, Portugal.

In Greek mythology, Pelops (; ) was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region (, lit. "Pelops's Island"). He was the son of Tantalus and the father of Atreus.

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