Pterelaus
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Pterelaus is a mythological king in Greek legend, known for his golden, immortality-granting hair and his conflict with Amphitryon over the kingdom of the Taphians.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Acarnania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek heroic legend
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Children of Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | control of the Taphian kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | loss of his golden hair and subsequent killing ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Taphian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | lost immortality and was slain ⓘ |
| father | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairFunction | source of his immortality ⓘ |
| hairGranted | immortality ⓘ |
| hairRemovedBy | Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalAttribute | golden hair ⓘ |
| hasQuality | immortal while golden hair remained ⓘ |
| killedBy | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomDisputedWith | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Apollodorus' Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hippothoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Amphitryon
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golden hair that granted immortality ⓘ |
| offspring |
Antiochus
NERFINISHED
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Chersidamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Chromius NERFINISHED ⓘ Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ Everes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mestor NERFINISHED ⓘ Taphios (in some traditions ancestor, in others descendant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Taphos
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king of the Taphians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | campaign of Amphitryon against the Taphians ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Heracles (indirectly, through Amphitryon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Taphos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Taphian islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown (varies by source) ⓘ |
| vulnerability | loss of the golden hair ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.