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Peleus

Father of Achilles, celebrated as a hero and king of Phthia.

minor

Also known as king Peleus, hero Peleus

First appearance: victory odes

Peleus shows up with force in II For Theron of Akragas. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Numbered among the glorified in the Isles of the Blest.
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In II For Theron of Akragas: Numbered among the glorified in the Isles of the Blest. Later, in III For Hiero of Syracuse: Hero who married…

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Character Web

24 connections

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HEHeraclesALAlkmenaAIAiasAMAmphitryonAIAietesPEPeleus

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Heracles and his family
  • Mythological heroes and deities

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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