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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 her
son ...
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 her
son ...
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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 to please their
mother.
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 to please their
mother.
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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 is that
Thetis placed the infant Achilles, her only child, in the fire at night and anointed
him ...
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 is that
Thetis placed the infant Achilles, her only child, in the fire at night and anointed
him ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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