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Pelops

Hero and founder of the Olympic Games, son of Tantalus.

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First appearance: victory odes

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In I For Hiero of Syracuse: Son of Tantalus, beloved of Poseidon, founder of the Olympic games, and subject of a revised myth. Later, in V For Psaumis of Camarina: Mentioned as part of Oenomaus' home and the origin of…

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HIHieroAGAgesidamusPOPoseidonRHRhadamanthusZEZeusPEPelops

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  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Heracles and his family
  • Protagonist

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

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