Peleus

[pee-lee-uh s, peel-yoos]

noun Classical Mythology.

a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.

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Historical Examples of peleus

Thus spoke the son of Peleus; but the swift charioteers arose.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
Nor did Scamander remit his strength, but was the more enraged with the son of Peleus.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
Thus he spoke; and they obeyed the swift-footed son of Peleus.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
Their nuptials were almost as celebrated as those of Peleus and Thetis.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
E.M. Berens
I will expound to the son of Peleus, and do you other Achaeans heed me and mark me well.
The Iliad
Homer

British Dictionary definitions for peleus

Peleus

noun

Greek myth a king of the Myrmidons; father of Achilles

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