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Pelops

American

[pee-lops, pel-ops] / ˈpi lɒps, ˈpɛl ɒps /

noun

Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.

Pelops British

/ ˈpiːlɒps /

noun

Greek myth the son of Tantalus, who as a child was killed by his father and served up as a meal for the gods

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Later, Myrtilus was killed by Pelops, cursing him as he died, and some said that this was the cause of the misfortunes that afterward followed the family.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

To Pelops two sons were born, Atreus and Thyestes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Either she fell in love with Pelops or she felt the time had come to put a stop to that sort of racing.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

‘Pelopion isn’t even a word. What was it - a sacred spot tox plopping' Frank looked offended. ‘It’s the burial site of Pelops.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

‘I suppose I should know who Pelops was?’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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