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
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Pelias’ half-brother, the son of Tyro and Cretheus, was the father of Jason, whom Pelias tried to kill by sending him after the Golden Fleece.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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They were found by the keeper of Salmoneus’ horses, and brought up by him and his wife, who called one Pelias and the other Neleus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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