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Peleus. Peleus consigns Achilles to Chiron's care, white-ground lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, c. 500 BC (National Archaeological Museum of Athens). In Greek mythology, Peleus (/ ˈpiːliəs, ˈpiːljuːs /; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς Pēleus) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles.
The Argonauts (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ə n ɔː t / AR-gə-nawt; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, romanized: Argonaûtai, lit. ' Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology , who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC ) [ 1 ] accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece .
In Greek mythology, Achilles (/ əˈkɪliːz / ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, translit. Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The central character in Homer 's Iliad, he was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia and famous Argonaut.
Patroclus. In Greek mythology, Patroclus (generally pronounced / pəˈtroʊkləs /; Ancient Greek: Πάτροκλος, romanized: Pátroklos, lit. 'glory of the father') was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and an important character in Homer 's Iliad. [1] Born in Opus, Patroclus was the son of the Argonaut Menoetius. When he was a child, he was ...
The Argonautica (Greek: Ἀργοναυτικά, romanized: Argonautika) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only entirely surviving Hellenistic epic (though Callimachus' Aetia is substantially extant through fragments), the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve ...
Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the Trojan War.In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep and meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is tender toward Patroclus, but callous and arrogant toward others.
Chiron, Peleus and infant Achilles Chiron was notable throughout Greek mythology for his youth-nurturing nature. His personal skills tend to match those of his foster father Apollo, who taught the young centaur the art of medicine, herbs, music, archery, hunting, gymnastics, and prophecy, and made him rise above his beastly nature. [3]
Two Centaurs pound Caeneus into the ground with tree trunks; bronze relief from Olympia, Archaeological Museum of Olympia BE 11a (mid–late seventh century BC) [1] In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (/ ˈ s ɛ n j uː s / SEN-yooss; Ancient Greek: Καινεύς, romanized: Kaineús) was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus.