Pelops

[ pee-lops, pel-ops ]

/ ˈpi lɒps, ˈpɛl ɒps /

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noun

Classical Mythology. a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece, which was called Peloponnesus after him.

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Words nearby Pelops

Pelopidas, Peloponnese, Peloponnesian, Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas

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How to use Pelops in a sentence

Resurrected by the gods, Pelops has a son whom he names Atreus, and Atreus repeats the family curse.
Cheney Blood Lust|Lee Siegel|October 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When the gods restored Pelops to life, Ceres was very sorry for her carelessness and gave him a shoulder of ivory.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
That admission was ill-judged: he ought to have denied that Pelops ever existed, and laughed at the blundering Greeks.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845|Various
Lycophron alludes to her cruel rites, when he is speaking of Tantalus, and Pelops.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

The kingdom of Mycen was filled with enormous and horrible crimes, from the time it came into the family of Pelops.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
They soon afterwards became united, and Pelops reigned in Pisa for many years in great splendour.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

British Dictionary definitions for Pelops

Pelops

/ (ˈpiːlɒps) /

noun

Greek myth the son of Tantalus, who as a child was killed by his father and served up as a meal for the gods

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