Peleus
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
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The chief difference is that it was Thetis who placed her son on the fire, to make him immortal, and Peleus who cried out.
Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth | Frank SidgwickAnd the silver-shod goddess Thetis was subject to Peleus and brought forth lion-hearted Achilles, the destroyer of men.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | Homer and HesiodAchilles is to choose one of Agamemnon's daughters and take her to Peleus' home.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickThere is scarcely any story to tell in connexion with the marriage of Peleus.
The Roman Poets of the Republic | William Young SellarSurely Peleus was not thy father, nor Thetis thy mother; but the rocks begat thee, and the sea brought thee forth.
Stories of the Old world | Alfred John Church
British Dictionary definitions for Peleus
/ (ˈpɛlɪəs, ˈpiːlɪəs) /
Greek myth a king of the Myrmidons; father of Achilles
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