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The son of 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 ...
The son of 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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PELE US PELEUS weaned the aborigines from their diet of grasses , leaves ,
and roots by teaching them to eat acorns . By the nymph Cyllene or the Oceanid
Meliboea , Pelasgus became the father of Lycaon . Aeschylus followed one of the
...
PELE US PELEUS weaned the aborigines from their diet of grasses , leaves ,
and roots by teaching them to eat acorns . By the nymph Cyllene or the Oceanid
Meliboea , Pelasgus became the father of Lycaon . Aeschylus followed one of the
...
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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 . The more familiar
story ...
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 . The more familiar
story ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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