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Pelias

The son of Poseidon (lord of the Sea) and Tyro; he was the brother of Neleus and the step-brother of Aeson.

Pelias assumed the throne of Iolkos (Iolcos) and arranged for Aeson’s son, Iason (Jason) to go on the seemingly suicidal mission of retrieving the Golden Fleece; when Iason returned with the Fleece, Pelias convinced Aeson to kill himself; as a suitable revenge, Iason’s sorceress wife, Medea, used her powers to convince Pelias’ daughters that if they chopped their father into pieces and boiled him in a special potion he would regain his youth; Pelias did not survive the ordeal and died at the hands of his own children; Pelias’ son, Akastos (Acastus), assumed the throne after his father’s death and forced Iason and Medea to leave Iolkos.

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