Pelops
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Pelops is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Tantalus whose descendants formed a powerful and ill-fated royal lineage marked by curses and tragic events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelops canonical | 29 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological prince ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Olympia
ⓘ
Elis (city) ⓘ
surface form:
Pisa in Elis
|
| associatedWith |
House of Atreus myth cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Atreus
curse on his descendants ⓘ |
| bodyPartReplaced | ivory shoulder ⓘ |
| causeOfCurse | betrayal and murder of Myrtilus ⓘ |
| child |
Astydameia
ⓘ
Atreus ⓘ Chrysippus ⓘ Eurydice of Pylos ⓘ
surface form:
Eurydice
Nicippe ⓘ Thyestes ⓘ |
| cultSite | Pelopion at Olympia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| descendant |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Menelaus ⓘ Orestes ⓘ |
| eponymOf | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| father | Tantalus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honoredWith | hero cult at Olympia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being ancestor of Atreus and Thyestes
ⓘ
being son of Tantalus ⓘ chariot race against Oenomaus ⓘ myth involving his dismemberment and restoration ⓘ treachery involving Myrtilus ⓘ winning Hippodamia as bride ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollodorus
Homer ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Pindar ⓘ |
| loverOf | Poseidon ⓘ |
| mother |
Dione
ⓘ
Euryanassa ⓘ Pluto ⓘ
surface form:
Plouto
|
| mythologicalEvent |
restored to life by the gods
ⓘ
served as food to the gods by Tantalus ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
betrayal and oath-breaking
ⓘ
divine cannibalism ⓘ family curse ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | foundation myths of the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| sibling |
Broteas
ⓘ
Niobe ⓘ |
| spouse | Hippodamia ⓘ |
| title |
eponymous hero of the Peloponnese
ⓘ
king of Pisa ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia