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Pelias

British  
/ ˈpiːlɪˌæs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a son of Poseidon and Tyro. He feared his nephew Jason and sent him to recover the Golden Fleece, hoping he would not return

"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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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

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

He plunged away into the deep sea swell, and she grew big with Pelias and Neleus, powerful vassals, in their time, of Zeus.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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