MYTHCULTSRITUALHeroes were generally imagined by the ancient Greeks as historical personalities from a distant past who were remembered even centuries later and whose deeds became legendary. Although this concept is occasionally found even today, it is much more probable and inde...
[N.B. In myth Apia was the name of the Peloponnesos before Pelops came to power.]Pausanias, Description of Greece 2. 34. 3 : "The islets, nine in number, lying off the land [of Methana in Argolis] are called the Isles of Pelops, and they say that when it rains one of them ...
(Classical Myth & Legend)Greek myththe son of Tantalus, who as a child was killed by his father and served up as a meal for the gods Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 20...
While fascinating to hear, myths often contain hidden truths about the origins and beginning of many ideologies, especially in ancient societies like the Greeks. The Myth of Pelops is a great example of serving several etiological purposes.
A hero worshipped at Olympia, Pelops was, according to myth, the son of Tantalus and the father of Atreus and Thyestes. Pelops came to Greece from Asia Minor, and gave his name to the Peloponnese. Keywords: ancient GreeceCorinne Ondine Pache...
After a review of literature, the texts that referred to the myth of Pelops' ivory shoulder were identified and analysed, as were the texts which contain the first citation for shoulder replacement in the prehistoric era.doi:10.1016/j.rcot.2019.05.003Nikitas. N. Nomikos...
Relates the Greek myth of Tantalus, Pelops and Agamemnon. Eternal punishment of Tantalus for trickery at the Greek goddess Demeter; Curse of the murdered charioteer Myrtilus at Pelops and his progeny; Parricide of Agamemnon by wife Clytae...