Peleus
/ˈpiː.li.əs/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Greek hero, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles.
- 2 A rare surname.
Antonyms
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More examples"With joy from out the hollow wood they bound; / first, dire Ulysses, with his captains two, / Thessander bold and Sthenelus renowned, / down by a pendent rope come sliding to the ground. / Then Thoas comes; and Acamas, athirst / for blood; and Neoptolemus, the heir / of mighty Peleus; and Machaon first; / and Menelaus; and himself is there, / Epeus, framer of the fatal snare."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πηλεύς (Pēleús).