King of Phthia, an Argonaut and father of Achilles. The golden apple was thrown at his wedding to Thetis.
From Phthia. Today: Thessaly, around Farsala, Greece.
Strength 7/10 · Wisdom 6/10 · Courage 7/10 · Divinity 2/10 · Fame 6/10
The story
Son of Aeacus, king of Phthia. He sailed with the Argonauts and joined the Calydonian boar hunt. To win the sea nymph Thetis, he had to hold her tight while she changed into fire, water, a lion and a serpent.
How it ends
Thetis left him after trying to make baby Achilles immortal. He outlived his son, and in Euripides is promised that he will join Thetis in the sea as a god.
Still with us today
Their wedding, attended by all the gods, is where Eris threw the golden apple.
Family
Appears in
The Trojan War, Jason and the Argonauts
Read about them in the Library
- Iliad 24: Priam and Achilles
- Theogony and Works and Days 6: The wives and children of Zeus
- Library of Apollodorus 12: Arcadia, Callisto and Atalanta
- Library of Apollodorus 14: Peleus and Achilles
- Argonautica 1: The voyage begins
- Metamorphoses 11: Midas, and Ceyx and Alcyone
Ancient sources
- Homer, Iliad
- Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica