Victory Odes · Character
Pelias
King of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
minor
Also known as Cometh Pelias
First appearance: victory odes
Pelias shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Usurper king who sends Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
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- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
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- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…
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