Peleus

Peleus
King of Phthia
Peleus consigns Achilles to Chiron's care, white-ground lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, c. 500 BC (National Archaeological Museum of Athens).
AbodePhthia
Genealogy
ParentsAeacus and Endeis
SiblingsTelamon, Phocus
ConsortThetis
OffspringAchilles, Polymele

In Greek mythology, Peleus (/ˈpiːliəs, ˈpiːljuːs/; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς Pēleus) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles. This myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC.

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