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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological king
associatedWithDeity Poseidon NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Acarnania NERFINISHED
Taphos NERFINISHED
betrayedBy Comaetho NERFINISHED
category Characters in Greek heroic legend
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
golden hair that granted immortality
offspring Antiochus NERFINISHED
Chersidamas NERFINISHED
Chromius NERFINISHED
Comaetho NERFINISHED
Everes NERFINISHED
Mestor NERFINISHED
Taphios (in some traditions ancestor, in others descendant) NERFINISHED
positionHeld king of Taphos
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

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Amphitryon enemy Pterelaus
Amphitryon killed Pterelaus
Electryon relative Pterelaus