Pelias

/ ˈpiːlɪˌæs /

noun

Greek myth a son of Poseidon and Tyro. He feared his nephew Jason and sent him to recover the Golden Fleece, hoping he would not return

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Even Pelias, as he watched the voyagers sail away, wished that he had sent the daring youth on a still more perilous journey.

Trembling, but striving to hide his fear, Pelias spoke to the stranger and asked him his name.

Pelias was a great breeder of sheep and lived in Iolcus, but the other lived in Pylos.

And now Pelias would have Jason fetch the fleece of gold as belonging of right to his own house.

Then he strode on toward the palace of Pelias his uncle, while all the people wondered at the stranger.

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