Neleus

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figure in Greek mythology mythological king

Neleus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Poseidon who became king of Pylos and fathered the heroic lineage that included Nestor.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Neleus canonical 7
Neleus (through Tyro and Poseidon) 1
Tyro's son Neleus 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ
associatedEvent division of Tyro’s children between Pelias and Neleus ⓘ
associatedPlace Iolkos NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith House of Neleus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neleid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthplace Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfConflict refusal to purify Heracles for the murder of Iphitus ⓘ
child Astycratia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Astyoche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Deimachus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Epilaus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eurybius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Evagoras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Periclymenus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phrasius NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pisidice NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pylaon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thrasymedes NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ
deathCause killed by Heracles ⓘ
domain Messenia region (through Pylos) NERFINISHED ⓘ
era mythic age before the Trojan War ⓘ
father Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
grandfather Cretheus NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandmother Tyro’s mother unknown or disputed in sources ⓘ
killedAt Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek ⓘ
mother Tyro NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythRole ancestor of Nestor ⓘ
founder of the Neleid line at Pylos ⓘ
mythSource Apollodorus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Homeric tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDescendant Antilochus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peisistratus (mythological son of Nestor) NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ruled Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling Pelias NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Chloris NERFINISHED ⓘ
title King of Pylos NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyro → motherOf → Neleus ⓘ
Tyro → associatedWith → Neleus ⓘ
Nestor → father → Neleus ⓘ
Enarete → descendant → Neleus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Neleus (through Tyro and Poseidon)
Cretheus → notableRelative → Neleus ⓘ
Pelias → sibling → Neleus ⓘ
Pelias → halfBrother → Neleus ⓘ
Children of Poseidon → includes → Neleus ⓘ
Children of Poseidon → includes → Neleus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tyro's son Neleus