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Peleus

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Pe·le·us  (pl-s, plys)
n. Greek Mythology
A son of Aeacus and the father of Achilles.
Peleus [ˈpɛlɪəs ˈpiːlɪəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a king of the Myrmidons; father of Achilles
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Noun1.Peleus - a king of the Myrmidons and father of AchillesPeleus - a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles
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The son of Peleus was furious, and his heart within his shaggy breast was divided whether to draw his sword, push the others aside, and kill the son of Atreus, or to restrain himself and check his anger.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
We mourned you as much as we mourned Achilles son of Peleus himself, nor can the blame be laid on anything but on the spite which Jove bore against the Danaans, for it was this that made him counsel your destruction--come hither, therefore, bring your proud spirit into subjection, and hear what I can tell you.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
There are four kinds of Tragedy, the Complex, depending entirely on Reversal of the Situation and Recognition; the Pathetic (where the motive is passion),--such as the tragedies on Ajax and Ixion; the Ethical (where the motives are ethical),--such as the Phthiotides and the Peleus.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
 
 
 
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