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Myrtilus was a dishonest man who betrayed his master (or employer) but when he was wronged, the Immortals were offended and punished his wrongdoer.

Myrtilus was the charioteer of king Oenomaus of the district of Elis on the western Peloponnesian Peninsula; a young and rich man named Pelops wanted to marry the daughter of king Oenomaus but he could only do so if he won a chariot race against the king’s championship team.

Myrtilus accepted a bribe from Pelops and sabotaged Oenomaus’ chariot so that Pelops could win the race and the hand of Hippodamia; after Pelops won the race he refused to pay Myrtilus for his dirty deed and threw him into the sea; even though Myrtilus was a man of weak character, the Immortals punished Pelops and his descendants by giving them lives of misery and hardship.

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