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Peleus

American  
[pee-lee-uhs, peel-yoos] / ˈpi li əs, ˈpil jus /

noun

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


Peleus British  
/ ˈpiːlɪəs, ˈpɛlɪəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a king of the Myrmidons; father of Achilles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It narrates the Trojan backstories – including the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles, and The Judgement of Paris.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2019

First lines: Sing, O Goddess, the wrath of Achilles, scion of Peleus, Ruinous wrath, that afflicted with numberless woes the Achaeans.

From Time Magazine Archive

The admired object was the Portland Vase, a ten-inch-high urn of deep blue glass, decorated with white cameo figures of Peleus and Thetis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The little French train rushed through the pines toward Valloire, modest neighbor of Cannes, bearing Peleus Chalfont, young U. S. expatriate in search of health.

From Time Magazine Archive

The guard dragon Peleus was so big now I could see him from here—curled around the tree trunk, sending up smoke signals as he snored.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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