#Acastus

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Introducing the Acastus Knight Porphyrion.

[reawakened-revenant]

So I was doing research into Acastus (only son of Pelias and brother of Alcestis) because he's relevant in the next part of the God of the Golden Bow, and while I was looking through refs to him in ToposText, I found this one:

When his daughters killed Pelias, his son Acastus chased after them, intending to kill them in return for their father. The other sisters he was able to catch, but Alcestis escaped to Pherae where her cousin Admetus lived. Since she sat down at his hearth (as a supplicant), Admetus was unable to give her back to Acastus when he demanded her. The latter besieged the city with a large army and began to ravage them with fire. Admetus made a sortie [a raid or charge from a defensive position] during the night but happened on an ambush and was captured alive. Acastus threatened to kill him, if he refused to hand over Alcestis, even though she was a supplicant. But Alcestis, when she found out that Admetus was about to lose his life because of her, came out and gave herself up to Acastus, who thereupon released Admetus and took Alcestis into custody. People therefore said: "Brave/manly Alcestis, who voluntarily died on behalf of Admetus."

This is from a work rationalising the Greek myths, date and author unknown b/c 'Palaephatus' is thought to be a pseudonym, but according to wikipedia it's estimated to be from 4th century BC Athens. People have been looking for logical explanations for myths for a long time. And even though it takes out most of the fun stuff with the gods... I kinda love it?

In this version, Admetus and Alcestis aren't even married (yet?), and yet they still make sacrifices for each other. Admetus still protects Alcestis from her brother. Alcestis still offers her life to save Admetus. Heracles doesn't pick a fight with Thanatos, but he does fight an entire army on behalf of Admetus, and is able to save Alcestis.

I wasn't actually going to retell that part of the myth, since the timeline would be screwy with the Argonautica... but since the point of the series as I envisioned it was 'how the myths are born and how they change through the centuries'... maybe this will fit in?

[dianapopescu]

Mitul lui Acastus

În mitologia grecească, Acastus a fost un rege care a navigat împreună cu argonauții în căutarea vestitei Lâni de Aur. Iason, tovarășul său argonaut, a adus o vrăjitoare numită Medeea în regatul tatălui lui Acastus, Iolcus . https://www.diane.ro/2024/06/mitul-lui-acastus.html

[babyrdie]

Is Peleus a relevant character in the myths?

(with the exception of being Thetis' husband and Achilles' father)

PELEUS' MYTHS (PART 1)

Bro you'd be surprised how many sources Peleus has lol and I know you said except for Achilles and Thetis, but I included them here in order to make the post more complete.

Details:

This post is similar to the one about Pat, with a few differences. Firstly, Peleus has more sources than Patroclus, so he has fewer entire passages and more sources cited in paratenes. Furthermore, in the case of Patroclus I was able to include some academic interpretations of the character because I had space in the post (although I still avoided some and just gave the link to try to shorten the post), and here this was not possible. As the one about Patroclus was my first post like this, I hope that in this one about Peleus things are more organized.

Blue = source. Green = additional explanation. I tried to be as didactic as possible because I don't know how familiar you are with Greek mythology. Someone who is already familiar may find the post repetitive for this reason.

My focus is on Greek texts because I don't know much about non-Greek sources. As I'm already considering texts from the Archaic, Classical and Roman Greece, I'll consider Byzantine sources as well. So be aware that some of these texts have a considerable amount of time in between.

I'm not a classicist or anything like that. I just enjoy learning more about these characters. So be aware of this: I have no authority on the subject, it's just a hobby. Also, it's extremely likely that I'll leave something out because Peleus has a lot of information. If anyone wants to add something, feel free to comment or reblog. If I made a mistake, I'm also open to corrections.

The links go to the exact points I mentioned,so it’s easier for you to check.

Check the "References" part in the end!

My English can be broken, especially in such a long text.

Summary: family, Phocus' death and Phthia, Eurytion's death and Calydonian Boar Hunt, Acastus (part 1), marriage with Thetis, Argonauts, post-Iliad, references (part 2).

FAMILY

Father: Aeacus.

Aeacus as Peleus' father is a strong constant and therefore I'll not include every source that mentions this here. I only mention that the oldest written source on record, The Iliad, already established this relationship. This is why Achilles is sometimes referred to as the grandson of Aeacus and as Aeacid.

[...] and Peleus, Aeacus' son, lives on among his Myrmidon [...]

The Iliad, XVI, 16. Translation by Robert Fagles.

It’s also important to mention that Aeacus' parents are commonly Zeus, an Olympian god, and Aegina, a nymph (Pindar, Isthmian Ode 8; Pindar, Nemean Ode 7; Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.29.2; Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.5; Hyginus, Fabulae, 52; Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca, 13.201. Detail: Hyginus is Roman, but his myths are Greek).

Furthermore, he’s connected to the Underworld (Isocrates, Evagoras, 9.15), being one of the judges of the dead (Plato, Gorgias, 523e-524a; Plato, Apology, 40e-41a) and doorkeeper of Hades (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Aristophanes, The Frogs, 466 and 605. But note that The Frogs is a comedy). In Roman literature, Aeacus remained connected to the Underworld.

Mother: Endeis

Peleus' mother is constantly Endeis (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Theseus, 10; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.29.10; Hyginus, Fabulae, 14). 

Fabulae specifically offers a version in which Endeis is described as “Endeis, daughter of Chiron (Χείρων)”, which makes Chiron Peleus' grandfather on his mother's side, although she’s also described in other sources as “daughter of Sciron (Σκείρων), such as Pseudo-Apollodorus and Plutarch. I put the Greek names in parentheses just to clarify that, despite some similarity, Sciron isn’t another translation form in English of the name Chiron but another person — but there is a theory that the myth of Sciron is a different rationalization of the myth of Chiron, Plutarch even says that Endeis' mother is Chariclo, usually Chiron’s wife. Pausanias also offers a version in which she's the daughter of Pandion's daughter (Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1.39.6).

Brothers:

Telamon

Telamon is very often Peleus's brother. In most sources, they both have the same parents (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Theseus, 10; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.29.10; Hyginus, Fabulae, 14, Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.6; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1.90; Isocrates, Evagoras, 9.16; Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 38), but  Plutarch mentions Telamon as the son of Psamathe and not of Endeis by mentiong the myth given by Dorotheus (Plutarch, Parallela minora, 25). That's why Big Ajax and Teucer are Achilles' cousins. By Telamon, Peleus has a connection with the Trojan royal family (Telamon took as a concubine Hesione, a Trojan princess sister of Priam and mother of Teucer). However, Telamon isn’t ALWAYS Peleus' brother.

But Pherecydes says that Telamon was a friend, not a brother of Peleus, he being a son of Actaeus and Glauce, daughter of Cychreus.

Library, 3.12.6. Translation by JG Frazer.

There is also a theory that deals with the possibility that Telamon as Peleus' friend is an early version, rather than a late version.

Before the age of the Attic dramatists, the Ajax legend received some further developments which were probably unknown to the Cyclic poets. One of these was the enrolment of Ajax among the Aeacidae. The Iliad bestows the name of “Αἰακίδης” on two persons only,—Peleus, the son, and Achilles, the grandson, of Aeacus. The logographer Pherecydes1 (circ. 480 B.C.) made Telamon the son of Actaeus and Glaucè, a daughter of the Aeginetan hero Cychreus,— recognising no tie, except friendship, between Telamon and Peleus. According to another legend, however, both Peleus and Telamon were sons of Aeacus by Endeïs2 (“Ἐνδηΐς”=“ἔγγαιος” or “ἔγγειος”, from the Doric “δᾶ”=“γῆ”). The cult of Aeacus, son of Zeus, had its chief seat in the island called after his mother, the nymph Aegina. Telamon and Ajax belonged to Salamis. By making Telamon and Peleus brothers, the Aeginetans linked their local hero with the others. This engrafting of Telamon and his son on the Aeacid stock had gained general acceptance before the fifth century B.C. The sculptures of Athena's temple at Aegina date from the period of the Persian wars. On the east pediment Heracles and Telamon were the prominent figures; on the west, Ajax was seen defending the corpse of Achilles. Herodotus3 says that when the Greeks had resolved, just before the battle of Salamis, ‘to invoke the Aeacidae as allies,’ they called on Ajax and Telamon to come to them from Salamis itself, but sent a ship to Aegina to summon ‘Aeacus and the other Aeacidae’ (i.e., Peleus, and his son Achilles; Phocus, and his sons Crisus and Panopeus). The passage has an especial interest as showing that, though Ajax had now been thoroughly adopted into the Aeacid cult of Aegina, this had been done without weakening the immemorial tradition which made Salamis his home.

Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax by Richard C. Jebb, Section 4.

Phocus

Phocus is Peleus’ brother (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Hyginus, Fabulae, 14; Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.6; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1.90). However, he’s a half-brother on Aeacus side, as his mother isn’t Endeis, but a nymph called Psamathe (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.6; Hesiod, Theogony, 1003; Pindar, Nemean Ode 5, 5.1; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.29.9; Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 38).

Menoetius

Peleus and Menoetius being brothers didn't seem very common in the sources I read, but it exists! Generally their kinship is because of Aegina (grandmother of Peleus, mother of Menoetius), not because they’re brothers. Thus, by Aegina, Menoetius is related to Peleus, and consequently so is Patroclus.

Eustathius, Hom. 112. 44 sq: It should be observed that the ancient narrative hands down the account that Patroclus was even a kinsman of Achilles; for Hesiod says that Menoethius the father of Patroclus, was a brother of Peleus, so that in that case they were first cousins.

Catalogues of Women, frag 61. Translation by Evelyn-White, H G

Wifes

Antigone

Don't confuse her with Aedipus' Antigone! This one here is Eurytion’s daughter.

Peleus fled to Phthia to the court of Eurytion, son of Actor, and was purified by him, and he received from him his daughter Antigone and the third part of the country. And a daughter Polydora was born to him, who was wedded by Borus, son of Perieres.

Library, 3.13.1. Translation by J.G Frazer.

Ioannis Tzetzes, a Byzantine, made commentaries explaining Cassandra's prophecies written by Lycophron in the poem "Alexandra". In this text he said:

Peleus, according to Pherekydes, was purified by Eurytus, the son of Actor, whose daughter Antigone he took.

Ad Lycophronem, 175bis. 

Antigone died because she hanged herself (I'll explain why later), so Peleus was no longer married with her when married Thetis. Explaining this now because maybe someone thought that Peleus had two wives at the same time.

Polydora

I'll be honest and say that I genuinely think Pseudo-Apollodorus got it wrong here. He said that, after Antigone died, Peleus married Polydora who had a son named Menesthius with Sperchius. This description corresponds to Polydora mentioned by Homer in The Iliad, who was Peleus' DAUGHTER, not wife. And of the sources that mention this Polydora, this is the only time in which she’s the wife of Peleus. Also, Pseudo-Apollodorus himself had described her as the daughter of Peleus and Antigone before. So yeah, probably a mistake.

Peleus married Polydora, daughter of Perieres, by whom he had a putative son Menesthius, though in fact Menesthius was the son of the river Sperchius.

Library, 3.13.4. Translation by J.G Frazer.

Polymele

Ioannis Tzetzes, in his scholia of Lycophron, says: “Others say that Peleus had Polymele, the daughter of Actor, as a wife before Thetis” (Ad Lycophronem, 175bis). A curious detail is that Peleus has a daughter attributed to him who is also a Polymele.

Thetis

Thetis as wife of Peleus is a constant, since she’s essential to the existence of Achilles and the existence of Achilles is important to the myth of the Trojan War. I’ll talk more about this relationship later in the post. Because of Thetis, he’s the son-in-law of the god Nereus or Chiron (yes, there are versions in which Thetis is Chiron's daughter. But the most traditional and popular is that she is Nereus' daughter. I won't expand on this here because it would fit more with a post about Thetis). Their relationship was forced by divine intervention.

Children

Polydora

She’s Achilles' older half-sister, as she’s the daughter of Peleus' previous marriage with Antigone. According to Pseudo-Apollodorus she’s married to Borus.

Peleus fled to Phthia to the court of Eurytion, son of Actor, and was purified by him, and he received from him his daughter Antigone and the third part of the country. And a daughter Polydora was born to him, who was wedded by Borus, son of Perieres.

Library, 3.13.1. Translation by J.G Frazer.

Although this is largely forgotten, she actually exists in Homeric tradition, already the mother of Menesthius, with Spercheus being the father. Menesthius was one of the Myrmidons led by Achilles, who was his uncle.

The first battalion was led by Menesthius bright in bronze, son of Spercheus River swelled by the rains of Zeus and born by the lovely Polydora, Peleus' daughter, when a girl and the god of a tireless river bedded down.

The Iliad, XVI, 203-206. Translation by Robert Fagles.

A fragment attributed to Hesiod also mentioned Polydora as Peleus' daughter.

Scholiast on Homer, Il. xvi. 175: ...whereas Hesiod and the rest call her (Peleus' daughter) Polydora.

Catalogues of Women, frag 60.  Translation by Evelyn-White, H G.

Polymele

Polymele is a daughter of Peleus briefly mentioned in the Library as one of Patroclus' possible mothers. Considering she was old enough to be a possible mother of Patroclus, she’s also older than Achilles.

Achilles was also accompanied by Patroclus, son of Menoetius and Sthenele, daughter of Acastus; or the mother of Patroclus was Periopis, daughter of Pheres, or, as Philocrates says, she was Polymele, daughter of Peleus.

Library, 3.13.8. Translation by James George Frazer.

Unnamed children 

There is a bizarre version that Thetis somehow managed to burn six children she had with Peleus before he saved Achilles when she tried again, and it’s found in the Photius’ Bibliotheca. This Bibliotheca is Photius giving reviews of the books he has read, so this version isn't his, but rather the person he's evaluating. In this case, he attributed this myth to Ptolemy Hephaestion's New Histories (because of a passage in the Suda, there is a theory that this Ptolemy is Ptolemy Chennus. In this case, Ptolemy Chennus is from Roman Greece. So although Photius is Byzantine, the version isn’t from Byzantine Greece).

Thetis burned in a secret place the children she had by Peleus; six were born; when she had Achilles, Peleus noticed and tore him from the flames with only a burnt ankle-bone and confided him to Chiron.

Photius’ Bibliotheca, 190.46. Translation by John Henry Freese.

For a while, I thought the idea of children having died before Achilles was only present in this source, but look...

Scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius, Arg. iv. 816: The author of the Aegimius says in the second book that Thetis used to throw the children she had by Peleus into a cauldron of water, because she wished to learn where they were mortal . . . And that after many had perished Peleus was annoyed, and prevented her from throwing Achilles into the cauldron.

Aegimius, frag 2. Translation by Evelyn-White, H.G.

Aegimius is a poem generally attributed to Hesiod, and it’s only possible to know part of the content from surviving fragments. Ironically, although the mythological character Aegimius gave the poem its name, this character isn’t prominent in the surviving parts. One of the fragments is known because a scholiastic of Apollonius Rhodius mentioned a version of the myth in which Thetis, wanting to know if her children were mortal or immortal, threw her children into a cauldron of water. Peleus stopped her from doing the same thing to Achilles, which is why he survived. If this poem is indeed by Hesiod, that would date it to Archaic Greece, many years before Hephaestion.

Tzetzes also mentions this version:

"From seven children"; this Lycophron either does not know where he found or is fabricating this, he says that Thetis bore seven male children from Peleus and she threw six of them into the fire and killed them as unworthy of herself, but she was watched and prevented when it came to Achilles. [...]” 

Ad Lycophronem, 178.

He was commenting on this part of Alexandra, by Lycophron:

[...] even him whom one day the exile from Oenone fathered, turning into men the six-footed host of ants,– the Pelasgian Typhon, out of seven sons consumed in the flame alone escaping the fiery ashes.

Alexandra. Translation by A. W. Mair.

 Achilles 

Son of Peleus by Thetis. It's a constant, and there's no need to list sources. By Achilles and Deidamia (daughter of Lycomedes, princess of Skyros), Neoptolemus and Oneiros are Peleus’ grandson (the first is a constant. The second is in Photius, Bibliotheca, 190.20. Both were killed by Orestes, but one was on purpose and the other was accidental.)

My take

When the level of Achilles' lineage is discussed, it’s usually only mentioned that his father is a mortal king and his mother is a goddess. But this lineage is actually even more peculiar than that because of Peleus’ lineage.

As in several cases in mythology, it’s initiated by a divine relationship (the Olympian Zeus, son of the titans Cronus and Rhea, and the Naiad-nymph Aegina — I didn't mention it before, but Zeus kidnapped her). As for Aegina, she’s daughter of the River Asopus. Asopus has more than one attributed father/mother, but it’s usually of a divine nature. In texts that attribute a mother to her, that mother is the Naiad-nymph Metope, daughter of the River Ladon (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.1). Aeacus, though mortal, had divine blood on both sides, and even after death had some position in the Underworld.

Aeacus married Endeis, which depending on the source is the daughter of the mortal king Sciron or the centaur Chiron (son of the titan Chronos and the Oceanid-nymph Philyra) and her mother is Charichlo (a nymph of Mount Pelion). They had Peleus and Telamon. Aeacus had Phocus with the Nereid Psamathe (daughter of Nereus and Oceanid Doris), who was forced. 

Telamon eventually became king of Salamis. With Periboea (a princess), Telamon had Ajax the Great. In the first attack on Troy led by Heracles, the Trojan princess Hesione was given as a concubine to Telamon, and they had Teucer (in the same myth as the first attack on Troy, Heracles gave the name Ajax). Peleus married Antigone (princess of Phthia), and had Polydora with her. Polydora had a son named Menesthius (a Myrmidon) with the River Spercheus. Peleus later married the Nereid-nymph Thetis (yes, she is Psamathe's sister) and they had Achilles, a demigod with a great prophecy. Peleus was also king of Phthia. Achilles, with the princess of Skyros Deidamia, had Neoptolemus (also with an important prophecy). Neoptolemus had children with Andromache, former wife of the Trojan crown prince Hector (she was given to him as a prize), but none were very prominent.

Although when talking about Achilles' lineage, Thetis still seems to be the one that has the greatest prominence, his other illustrious relatives through Peleus are also mentioned, after all his kinship with Zeus comes especially from his father's side. And as already said in the Aeacus part, Achilles is also often associated with Aeacus, who is from the paternal side.

"Memnon, how wast thou so distraught of wit that thou shouldst face me, and to fight defy me, who in might, in blood, in stature far surpass thee? From supremest Zeus I trace my glorious birth; and from the strong Sea-god Nereus, begetter of the Maids of the Sea, the Nereids, honoured of the Olympian Gods. And chiefest of them all is Thetis, wise with wisdom world-renowned; for in her bowers she sheltered Dionysus, chased by might of murderous Lycurgus from the earth. Yea, and the cunning God-smith welcomed she within her mansion, when from heaven he fell. Ay, and the Lightning-lord she once released from bonds. The all-seeing Dwellers in the Sky remember all these things, and reverence my mother Thetis in divine Olympus. Ay, that she is a Goddess shalt thou know when to thine heart the brazen spear shall pierce sped by my might. Patroclus' death I avenged on Hector, and Antilochus on thee will I avenge. No weakling's friend thou hast slain! But why like witless children stand we here babbling our parents' fame and our own deeds? Now is the hour when prowess shall decide."

Posthomerica, 537-562. Translation by A.S Way.

PHOCUS’ DEATH AND PHITHIA

As already established, Phocus is Peleus' half-brother on his father's side. Phocus was killed by Peleus/Telamon/Peleus and Telamon (depends on the version), which led to both having to flee and settle in other lands because of the crime (Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.29; Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.12.6; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1.90; Euripides, Andromache, 642; Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.72.5; Antoninus Liberalis,  Metamorphoses, 38; Hyginus, Fabulae, 14.2; Ioannis Tzetzes, Ad Lycophronem, 175bis).

The details of Phocus' death depends. Here are some versions:

Euripides (480 BC–406 BC), in Andromache, writes Menelaus accusing Peleus of having killed Phocus. He doesn’t mention Telamon, so perhaps the version here is that only Peleus killed Phocus.

Apollonius Rhodius (3rd century BC) describes the situation as "when in their folly they had slain their brother Phoeus", which indicates the participation of both brothers.

In the version given by Antoninus Liberalis (but credited to Nicander of Colophon, who is from 2nd century BC), Aeacus had Phocus as his favorite, which made Telamon and Peleus jealous and led them to secretly kill Phocus (together). In other words, planned homicide with the participation of both.

According to Diodorus Siculus (1st century BC), Peleus accidentally killed Phocus by hitting him with a disc. In other words, accidental homicide by Peleus.

Hyginus (64 BC–17 AD) says that Telamon and Peleus had to flee because of the slaughter of Phocus, but doesn’t go into detail.

Plutarch (46 AD–119 AD) mentions a version of the myth given by Dorotheus, where Phocus and Telamon are both brothers of father and mother (Psamathe being the mother). Aeacus preferred Phocus, so Telamon killed him during a hunt. There is no Peleus in this version, and the murder is planned and executed only by Telamon.

Pausanias (110 AD–180 AD) says that Telamon and Peleus planned Phocus' death to please Endeis (their mother, who isn’t Phocus' mother). They induced Phocus to compete with them in the pentathlon, and Peleus killed him by hitting him with the stone used as a quoit. In other words, a planned homicide with the participation of both, and the person responsible for the fatal blow was Peleus.

Pseudo-Apollodorus' (1st or 2nd century AD) version is that Phocus stood out among the three because he was very atletic, which made Telamon and Peleus jealous. Telamon killed Phocus during a match by throwing a quoit at his head, and Peleus later helped carry and hide the body. In other words, a planned homicide with the participation of both, and the person responsible for the fatal blow was Telamon.

Tzetzes (1100 AD–1180 AD) explained the prophecies of “Alexandra”, written by Lycophron. When explaining the “Oenone” present in the prophecies, he offered a version of the myth of Phocus' death. According to Tzetzes, the place of death was in a gymnasium and it occurred in the following way: Peleus first hit him with a disc, and then Telamon stabbed him in the back with a sword and thus Phocus died. In this case there was active participation by both brothers, although Telamon was responsible for the fatal blow. He also gives more details: Psamathe, Phocus' mother, was angered by her son's death and sent a wolf to destroy Peleus' cattle. Thetis later intervenes and the wolf is turned to stone (either by Thetis or by Psamathe at Thetis' request).

Considering the possibility that Telamon may not have been Peleus' brother in the older versions of the myth (which I have already mentioned in the Telamon part of the family section), there is also the possibility that in the older versions regarding Phocus' death, Peleus was the only active participant. However, this is only a possibility and not a fact. Furthermore, it seems to me that in most versions the death was planned and not accidental.

In any case, regardless of how Phocus' death occurred, the versions result in this: Peleus and Telamon fled Aegina, the first went to Phithia and the second to Salamis.

Tzetzes, in a version he credits to Pherekydes (6th century BC), says that Peleus was purified by Eurytion, son of Actor, and married his daughter Antigone.

Apollonius Rhodius (3rd century BC) wrote “Telamon dwelt in the Attic island; but Peleus departed and made his home in Phthia”. Hyginus follows Apollonius's description, crediting him.

According to Diodorus Siculus (1st century BC), Peleus fled to Phithia/Thessaly, where he was purified of his crime by King Actor. Peleus succeeded to the kingship because Actor had no children.

In the version given by Antoninus Liberalis (between 100 AD and 300 AD), Peleus went to Eurytion son of Irus (note that he isn’t "son of Actor”. This Eurytion son of Irus is cited by Apollonius as one of the Argonauts) and prayed for and received from him purification.

According to Pseudo-Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD), Peleus fled to Phithia, where King Eurytion, son of Actor, purified Peleus of his crime and offered him his daughter Antigone as a wife and the third part of Phithia to lead.

If we consider that he ascended to the throne of Phithia through marriage with Antigone (princess of Phithia), these versions tends to have Polydora as a daughter. However, she gets married and is no longer present in Phithia (as she has moved away) in moments like The Iliad, for example.

EURYTION’S DEATH AND CALYDONIAN BOAR HUNT 

Peleus kills someone else, this time Eurytion and really accidentally. The intention was to hit a boar, but he hit him instead. (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 1.8.2 and 3.13.2; Antoninus Liberalis,  Metamorphoses, 38; Ioannis Tzetzes, Ad Lycophronem, 175bis). As to whether this boar is an ordinary animal or the divine animal of Artemis, it’s ambiguous in some versions. And if you're wondering why the hell it would be a divine animal, the answer is that Peleus, like other heroes of his time, participated in the Calydonian Boar Hunt (Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 1.8.2; Hyginus, Fabulae, 173; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8.45.6; Philostratus the Younger, Imagines, 15. Note: there was another Imagines written by another Philostratus, called Philostratus the Elder. Here I'm talking about the youngest. And this Elder isn’t the same Philostratus as Philostratus the Athenian).

Regarding the versions of the Calydonian Boar Hunt, Philostratus the Younger (3rd century AD) says that Meleager and Peleus were both responsible for the fatal blow to the boar, although the protagonism still focuses on Meleager and Peleus here functions more as a type of helper. Overall, generally the most memorable heroes of the Hunt are Atalanta, remembered for being the first to shoot the boar, and Meleager, remembered for being the one who killed it. Peleus’ participation does not seem to be a strong highlight.

In regards to Eurytion's accidental death:

Antoninus Liberalis, in a version credited to Nicander of Colophon (who is from 2nd century BC), says that Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion (son of Irus, not Actor) while hunting a wild boar. This boar isn’t specified as being the Calydonian.

Pseudo-Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD) says that Peleus was among the participants in the Calydonian Boar Hunt, the animal was sent by Artemis in her fury because the king had forgotten to honor her. In an attempt to hit the animal, Peleus accidentally hit Eurytion (here Actor's son and Peleus' father-in-law). He then fled Phithia and ended up in Iolcus, where he was purified by Acastus.

Tzetzes (1100 AD–1180 AD) says that the wife Peleus had before Thetis, Polymele, had a brother named Irus. This brother had a son named Eurytion (thus Peleus' nephew by marriage), whom he accidentally killed during a hunt. Again, there is no mention of the Calydonian boar.

ACASTUS 

This Acastus of the title is the same one who purified Peleus of Eurytion's death, depending on the version. He’s from Iolcus and is the son of Pelias (Pelias being the king of Iolcus who sent his nephew Jason, son of his half-brother on his mother's side Aeson, on the journey after the golden fleece). One of Acastus's recorded daughters, Sthenele, is listed as a possible mother of Patroclus.

Acastus had a wife who fell in love with Peleus, was refused by him and falsely accused him of trying to force himself on her, which made Acastus plot Peleus' death (Pindar, Nemean Odes, 4.50 and 5.25; Pseudo-Apollodorus, Library, 3.13.3; Scholia of Pindar, 4.95; Hesiod, Catalogues of Women, frag 55 and 56).

Two fragments attributed to Hesiod's Catalogues of Women (8th century BC) state that 1) Hesiod narrated the case in detail 2) Peleus had a sword made by Hephaestus, which Acastus hid because then Peleus would look for it alone in Pelion and be killed by centaurs.

Pindar (518 BC–438 BC) says that Acastus' wife Hippolyta repeatedly offered herself to Peleus. Peleus refused her each time for fear of the wrath of Zeus, god of hospitality (as he was Acastus's guest), which made Hippolyta falsely accuse him of trying to force himself on her. Acastus then planned Peleus' death, using a sword as a device. However, Chiron rescued Peleus and, as a reward for being a good guest, Zeus decided to reward him by giving him Thetis as his wife. A scholiast of this ode by Pindar, which unfortunately I only found in Greek, mentioned that Acastus' intention was for Peleus to be killed by the centaurs. He also mentions a version by Hesiod, which is the same as frag 56 that I mentioned since this fragment was taken from this scholia.

Pseudo-Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD) says that Acastus' wife, Astydamia, in love with Peleus, sent him a proposal. But he refused her, which left her dissatisfied. In revenge, Astydamia sent Peleus's wife at the time, Antigone, a message warning that he was going to marry Sterope, daughter of Acastus. Antigone believed it and, thinking she would be passed over, hanged herself. Not satisfied, Astydamia also falsely accused Peleus of trying to force himself on her and Acastus, believing his wife, was furious. He didn’t want to kill Peleus himself, as he had purified him, so he planned for him to die some other way. When Peleus and Acastus went hunting, Acastus hid Peleus's sword and abandoned him. When he woke up, Peleus went to look for his sword and, unarmed, was almost captured by the centaurs. However, Chiron saved him and also gave him back his sword, and he found it before Peleus.

Overall, there are the following constants: Peleus is Acastus's guest, Acastus' wife wants to lie with Peleus, Peleus rejects her, Acastus' wife falsely accuses him of trying to force himself on her, Acastus plans for Peleus to die at Pelion, Peleus is saved by Chiron.

THE CONTINUATION IS IN THE REBLOG!

[matrim-cauthons-hat]

i want to see more EVAs in 40k. like 'space' is on the name of space marines, have them fighting it out with the tau on the hull of a starship, or skitarii pinned down by traitor marines as the prevent a boarding action, or a group of votann kin being repelled by an imperial knight that has magnatised itself to the hull

[sga-mcshep-4ever]

"Seriously, this is a bad idea. You saw what happened to my last plan. This is not what—" "You're not going anywhere…. I will shoot you if you don't let her go." "And risk hurting Dr. Weir?" "I'm not aiming at her."

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Stargate Atlantis "Remnants"

[littleoneamanda]

Kolya...

[sga-owns-my-soul]

Without saying another word, Kolya took the baton from the guard and struck it down, a sharp crack of bone snapping out in unison with Rodney's scream of pain.

"And I will break you."

[sheppard-and-weir]

"I have no intention of letting you die. Now climb back up, John."

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

Acastus Kolya from Stargate Atlantis

[twotales]

SGA Background Character Register

Pegasus Natives | Genii

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Decided to start a Pegasus Native register

I'm debating on adding a sheet that describes these characters' attributes so they can be easily added to any fic

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Notes:

- Only Genii with names - Canonically female characters are marked because there are less of them - Alive: Meaning we never saw them die or been informed of their death

Feel free to use this as you see fit just please keep my user name on the image

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Sga Background Character Register | Atlantis Expedition S1

[aintgonnatakethis]

bodies in my closet - Chapter 1: The Choice

Instead of shooting to kill when faced with Kolya in 3x13 Irresponsible, Sheppard merely wounds him, and is then faced with the moral dilemma of what exactly to do with him. The answer, of course, involves Todd...

Words: 2432, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Category: M/M

Relationship: John Sheppard/Todd the Wraith

Characters: John Sheppard Todd the Wraith (Stargate) Acastus Kolya

Additional Tags: Sheppard POV Torture Wraith Feeding (Stargate Atlantis) Dead Dove: Do Not Eat Wraith Culture (Stargate) Sentient Atlantis (Stargate) Sheppard goes darkside! 3x13 Irresponsible

Tagging everyone who's expressed interest in this (I think I got you all haha) I won't tag you for future chapters unless you ask so I'm not spamming you! @adriankyte-writes @frostysfrenzy @bagheerita @annwayne @sga-owns-my-soul

@anonmadsci @wyked-ao3 @chaniis-atlantis

[hooded-and-cloaked]

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Stargate Atlantis Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard Characters: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Acastus Kolya Additional Tags: Rape, Hurt/Comfort, Sexual Violence, First Kiss, McShep - Freeform Summary:

Set at the time of Common Ground (S3:E7) if Kolya did not have a pet wraith or an army. Basically, he has nothing left but rage and the desire to take revenge on John Sheppard.

[thelargek]

Behold the mighty Acastus Knight Porphyrion ready to enact the judgement of the Omnissiah!

[dailystargatebooty]