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Acastus

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Acastus (əkăs`təs), in Greek mythology, son of Pelias Pelias (pē`lēăs), in Greek mythology, usurper of the throne of Iolcus.
..... Click the link for more information. , cousin of Jason Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron , who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion.
..... Click the link for more information. . He accompanied Jason on the Argonaut expedition, but when Jason and Medea Medea (mĭdē`ə), in Greek mythology, princess of Colchis, skilled in magic and sorcery.
..... Click the link for more information.  murdered Pelias and usurped the throne of Iolcus, Acastus drove them away. Later, his wife fell in love with Peleus Peleus (pē`lēəs, –ləs), in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus and the father of Achilles by Thetis.
..... Click the link for more information. , the father of Achilles, who did not return her affection. Enraged, she falsely accused him of raping her. Acastus took revenge by leaving Peleus unprotected on Mt. Pelion. Rescued by the centaur Chiron, Peleus subsequently captured Iolcus and killed Acastus and his wife.


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93: He has indicated the shameful deed briefly by the phrase `to lie with her against her will', and not like Hesiod who recounts at length the story of Peleus and the wife of Acastus.
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