Greek mythology
Peleus
Mortal king who wed the sea-nymph Thetis
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Aeacus
- Children
- Achilles
- Siblings
- Telamon
- Group
- Heroes · Argonauts · King
- Appears in
- Jason and Medea
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Peleus is the Argonaut and Calydonian hunter chosen by the gods to marry the silver-footed Nereid Thetis. He must wrestle her through every shape she takes before she yields and becomes his bride. Their wedding draws all Olympus, yet Eris's golden apple sows the strife that will doom their son Achilles.
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Jason and Medea
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- Who is Peleus?
- Peleus is the Argonaut and Calydonian hunter chosen by the gods to marry the silver-footed Nereid Thetis. He must wrestle her through every shape she takes before she yields and becomes his bride.
- Which mythology does Peleus belong to?
- Peleus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Peleus appear in?
- Peleus appears in Jason and Medea, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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