Pherae was a city of Thessaly, north of Iolcus and Pagasae. Pheres, son of Cretheus and Tyro, founded the city and named it after himself. Pheres had to flee from Iolcus, when his half-brother Pelias seized power at his father's death.
Pheres was the father of Admetus, whose wife Alcestis sacrificed her own life to save Admetus. (See Heracles for the story of Admetus and Alcestis).
See the family tree for the Aeolids in Pheres.
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Phthia was the capital of Phthiotis, a region on the west shore of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf. Phthiotis was sometimes called Achaea. Deucalion, along with his son Hellen and grandson Aeolus, ruled in Phthia in succession. The Aeolids became ...
Pheneüs was a city in northeastern Arcadia. The only mythical significance of this city had to do with the myth of Heracles. When Heracles was defeated in the first war against the kingdom of Elis, the hero came to Pheneüs to recover from his illn...
Phylace was a Thessalian city west of the Pagasaean Gulf. Phylacus, son of the Aeolid Deïon and Diomede, founded Phylace and named the city after himself. His son Iphiclus was one of the fastest runners in the world. Iphiclus took part in the ques...
King of Salmonia, in Elis, Salmoneus (Σαλμωνεύς) was the father of Tyro (Τυρώ) by Alicidice, daughter of Aleüs (Aleus), king of Arcadia. Not long after taking his second wife, Sidero (Σιδηρύ), Salmoneus' daughter bore twin sons, Neleus (Νηλεύς) an...
Aphareus was the son of Perieres and Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus. Aphareus was the brother of Leucippus. Aphareus married his cousin Arene (or should I say stepsister since they both had the same mother), and named the new city after his w...
Phthia Greece was an ancient city that is most famously known for its various Greek rulers. This ancient city is highly associated with Achilles, the Trojan war, and its after-effects in Phthia Greek mythology and Roman mythology. The city gave th...
A king of Phthia, in Thessaly. Peleus (Πηλεύς) was the son of Aeacus (Aiacos), king of Aegina, and Endeïs. He and his brother Telamon plotted to kill their half-brother Phocus, son of Aeacus by the Nereïd (Nereid) Psamathe, because he excelled in ...
The family tree above shows the descendants of Io, on the Belid branch, which include such heroes as Perseus and Heracles. The names in blue are the Heraclids or the descendants of Heracles, who would later conquer Argos, Sparta and the region of ...
King of Iolcus. Pelias (Πελιάς) was the son of Tyro and Poseidon. Pelias was the twin brother of Neleus. Pelias incurred Hera's enmity when he murdered Sidero before her altar or statue. Hera sought her revenge through Pelias' nephew, the hero Jas...
King of Troezen. Pittheus was the son of Pelops and Hippodaemia. He was the brother of Troezen, Atreus, Thyestes, Alcathous, and several sisters. Originally the kingdom of Troezen was two separate towns, Hypereia and Antheia, when Pittheus and Tro...