Peleus
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Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peleus canonical | 16 |
| Peleus and Menelaus | 1 |
| realm of Peleus | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal man ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
|
| associatedWith |
Aegina
ⓘ
Mount Pelion ⓘ Phthia ⓘ piety toward the gods ⓘ spear-throwing skill ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | varies by tradition ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | wedding indirectly caused the Trojan War ⓘ |
| childOf |
Aeacus
ⓘ
Endeis ⓘ
surface form:
Endeïs
|
| commanderOf | Myrmidons in earlier generation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Phthia ⓘ |
| educated |
Mount Pelion
ⓘ
surface form:
on Mount Pelion
|
| ethnicGroup |
Myrmidon
ⓘ
surface form:
Myrmidons (as their king)
|
| fatherOf | Achilles ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | Neoptolemus ⓘ |
| hasMentor | Chiron ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEpisode |
abandonment by Thetis after she tries to make Achilles immortal
ⓘ
accidental killing of Eurytion ⓘ attempted murder by Astydameia ⓘ purification by Acastus ⓘ rescue by Jason and the Dioscuri in some versions ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole |
companion of Heracles in some traditions
ⓘ
father of the greatest Greek hero Achilles ⓘ host of the wedding that led to the Judgment of Paris ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
reward for piety by marriage to a goddess
ⓘ
suffering due to divine and heroic conflicts ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek (mythological context) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Aeacidae ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollodorus
Apollonius of Rhodes ⓘ Homer ⓘ Pindar ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Argonautic expedition
ⓘ
Calydonian Boar Hunt ⓘ
surface form:
Calydonian boar hunt
wedding of Peleus and Thetis ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Argonautic expedition
ⓘ
Calydonian Boar Hunt ⓘ
surface form:
Calydonian boar hunt
|
| placeOfBirth | Aegina ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Phthia ⓘ |
| residence | Phthia ⓘ |
| sibling | Telamon ⓘ |
| spouse | Thetis ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
realm of Peleus
subject surface form:
Andromache (play)
subject surface form:
Andromache (play)
this entity surface form:
Peleus and Menelaus