Who were the parents of Pelias?
Pelias was the son of Tyro and the god Poseidon. Poseidon disguised himself as the river god Enipeus, whom Tyro loved, in order to lie with her.
Questions about Pelias
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Why did Pelias send Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece?
An oracle warned Pelias to beware a man wearing one sandal. When Jason arrived in Iolcus missing one sandal, Pelias recognized the threat. He asked Jason what he would do to his destined enemy, and Jason said he would send him after the Golden Fleece. Pelias immediately acted on that answer to get Jason out of the way.
How did Pelias die?
Medea tricked the Peliades, the daughters of Pelias, into killing their father. She demonstrated a supposed rejuvenation spell by boiling a cut-up old ram in a pot and producing a live young ram. Believing she could do the same for their father, his daughters cut Pelias into pieces and boiled him. He did not revive.
Why did Hera hate Pelias?
Pelias killed his stepmother Sidero inside a temple sacred to Hera. The act of killing someone in a goddess's sanctuary was considered a profound sacrilege, and Hera never forgave him.
What happened to Jason after Pelias died?
Pelias's son Acastus banished Jason and Medea to Corinth, taking back the kingdom of Iolcus for himself. Despite Pelias's death, Jason never became king.
Who were the Peliades?
The Peliades were the daughters of Pelias, sometimes called collectively by that name after their father. Ancient sources disagree on how many daughters there were and their exact names; Apollodorus lists four, while Pausanias, drawing on the painter Micon, names more.