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Pelops

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

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

And yet it seemed at first that the gods had chosen her out for good fortune as they had her brother Pelops.

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

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