Pelias

Japanese: Pelias

…There are many different theories about the details, but the summary is as follows: Aisōn, the ruler of Iolcus in Thessaly, was usurped from the throne by his half-brother Pelias, and his son Jason was entrusted to Cheirōn, the leader of the centaurs, who was famous as an educator of heroes. When Jason became an adult, he wanted to return home, and on the way, the goddess Hera helped an old woman in disguise cross the river, and he appeared before King Pelias with one of his sandals missing, and asked for the return of the throne. …

From Jason

…son of Aisōn, king of Iolcos. As a child, he was brought up by the centaur Chiron, who was a wise man, after his father's half-brother Pelias usurped his father's kingship. When he came of age, he returned to his kingdom and asked Pelias to return it to him. He was ordered to bring back the Golden Fleece from Colchis, a barbarian land in the East.

From [Media]

…Granddaughter of the sun god Helios and niece of Circe. When Jason came to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece at the behest of his uncle, King Pelias of Iolcus, Medea, who was in love with Jason, helped him obtain the fleece and accompanied him to Greece. When they arrived at Iolcus, Medea found that Aisōn, Jason's father, had been forced to commit suicide by Pelias, so she showed Pelias' daughters how to rejuvenate a sheep by boiling it in a pot, and then had them kill their father in the same way. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pelias" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…細部については多々異説はあるが，以下に概要を記す。　テッサリアのイオルコスの領主アイソンAisōnは異父兄弟のペリアスPeliasに王位を簒奪されたが，その折息子のイアソンは英雄の教育者として名高いケンタウロスの長ケイロンCheirōnに預けられた。成人したイアソンは帰国を志し，途中ヘラ女神が変装した老婆の渡河を助け，片足のサンダルを失ったままの姿でペリアス王の前に現れ，王位の返還を求めた。…

【イアソン】より

…イオルコス王アイソンAisōnの子。幼少のころ，父の異父兄弟ペリアスPeliasが父の王権を奪ったため，ケンタウロス族の賢者ケイロンのもとで養育された。成人後，国に戻ってペリアスに王国返還を求めると，東方の蛮地コルキスから金毛羊皮を持参せよと命じられた。…

【メデイア】より

…太陽神ヘリオスの孫娘で，キルケの姪にあたる。イアソンが叔父のイオルコス王ペリアスPeliasのいいつけで金毛羊皮を捜しにコルキスに来たとき，イアソンに恋したメデイアは彼を助けて羊皮を手に入れさせ，彼に伴われてギリシアに向かった。二人がイオルコスに来てみると，イアソンの父アイソンAisōnはペリアスのために自殺させられていたので，彼女はペリアスの娘たちに羊を釜ゆでにして若返らせて見せ，同じ方法で娘たちに父王を殺させた。…

※「Pelias」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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