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Peleus
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Peleus (pē`lēəs, –ləs), in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus and the father of Achilles Achilles (əkĭl`ēz), in Greek mythology, foremost Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis.
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 by Thetis. He and his brother Telamon killed their half-brother Phocus and were exiled from Aegina. After taking part in the Calydonian hunt, Peleus went to Iolcus, where he killed King Acastus Acastus (əkăs`təs), in Greek mythology, son of Pelias , cousin of Jason .
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 and Acastus' wife because they had once tried to murder him.


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