Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... Peleus , king of Phthia , and Thetis . A. Peleus ' marriage to a sea - goddess , after a wedding that had been arranged and attended by the gods , was a happy one until the birth of their first child , Ligyron . Thetis , wishing to make ...
... Peleus , king of Phthia , and Thetis . A. Peleus ' marriage to a sea - goddess , after a wedding that had been arranged and attended by the gods , was a happy one until the birth of their first child , Ligyron . Thetis , wishing to make ...
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... Peleus . A king of Phthia , in Thessaly . A. Peleus was a son of Aeacus , king of Aegina , and Endeis . He and his brother , Telamon , plotted to kill their half - brother , Phocus , either because he excelled them in sports or merely ...
... Peleus . A king of Phthia , in Thessaly . A. Peleus was a son of Aeacus , king of Aegina , and Endeis . He and his brother , Telamon , plotted to kill their half - brother , Phocus , either because he excelled them in sports or merely ...
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Edward Tripp. PELEUS boiling water to see whether they had inherited their father's mortality . They had . After losing several children this way , Peleus took a stand when Achilles was born and refused to agree to further experiments ...
Edward Tripp. PELEUS boiling water to see whether they had inherited their father's mortality . They had . After losing several children this way , Peleus took a stand when Achilles was born and refused to agree to further experiments ...
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