Pelias
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Her husband’s enemy, the elderly and bedridden King Pelias, is next.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 12, 2011
Hoping to dodge his doom, Pelias immediately sets the young man a task that should bring about certain death: Fetch me the Golden Fleece.
From Washington Post
Pelias promised his daughter to the man who could yoke a wild boar and a lion to his chariot and drive them around a race course.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Pelias came in hot haste at the tidings and when he saw the single sandal he was afraid.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
He tells the whole story of the Quest except the part about Jason and Pelias which I have taken from Pindar.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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