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In Greek mythology, Mount Pelion (which took its name from the mythical king Peleus, father of Achilles) was the homeland of Chiron the Centaur, tutor of many ancient Greek heroes, such as Jason, Achilles, Theseus and Heracles. On Mount Pelion, near Chiron's cave, the marriage of Thetis and Peleus took place.
Peleus was the son of Aeacus, [3] king of the island of Aegina, [4] and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly. [5] He married the sea-nymph Thetis with whom he fathered Achilles. Polymele, a daughter of Peleus, was one of the possible mothers of Patroclus by Menoetius. [6]
In Greek mythology, Pholus (Ancient Greek: Φόλος) was a wise centaur and friend of Heracles who lived in a cave on or near Mount Pelion. [1] Biography
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]
Pelias intended to kill the baby at once, but Alcimede summoned her kinswomen to weep over him as if he were stillborn. She faked a burial and smuggled the baby to Mount Pelion. He was raised by the centaur Chiron, the trainer of heroes. When Jason was 20 years old, an oracle ordered him to dress as a Magnesian and head to the Iolcan court.
2 Mythology. 3 See also. 4 References. 5 External links. ... It is 1,978 metres (6,490 ft) high and is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, ...
Λαπίθης) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios [1] and on the mountain Pelion. They were believed to have descended from the mythical Lapithes, brother of Centaurus, with the two heroes giving their names to the races of the Lapiths and the Centaurs respectively.
In Greek mythology, Astydamia (/ ə ˌ s t ɪ d ə ˈ m iː ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀστυδάμεια, romanized: Astudámeia, lit. 'tamer of the city'), also called Hippolyta and sometimes simply identified as Cretheis in a patronymic manner (Κρηθηίς, meaning “the daughter of Cretheus”), is a princess and then queen of the ancient Greek city of Iolcus in Thessaly, the daughter of ...