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Pelops

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Pe·lops  (plps)
n. Greek Mythology
The son of Tantalus and father of Atreus.

[Latin, from Greek : pelios, dark; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots + ps, face, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]

Pelops [ˈpiːlɒps]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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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King Mercury gave it to Pelops, the mighty charioteer, and Pelops to Atreus, shepherd of his people.
11-20) But Electyron married the all-beauteous daughter of Pelops and, going up into one bed with her, the son of Perses begat.
 
 
 
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