Peleus
/ˈpiːliəs/noun
In Greek mythology, Peleus was the king of the Myrmidons, father of Achilles, and husband of the sea-nymph Thetis.
Did you know?Peleus’s wedding to Thetis was attended by the gods, but Eris—the goddess of discord—was excluded, triggering the quarrel over the golden apple that ultimately helped lead to the Trojan War.
Etymological Timeline
Mycenaean Greek, possible early period
Greek
𐀠𐀩𐀄𐀳𐀓 (reconstructed; uncertain)
“No secure Mycenaean form of the name has been identified; the etymology remains uncertain.”
Archaic Greek
Ancient Greek
Πηλεύς (Pēleús)
“The personal name of Peleus, legendary king of the Myrmidons.”
Classical Greek, 5th–4th century BCE
Ancient Greek
Πηλεύς (Pēleús)
“Peleus, father of Achilles and husband of Thetis in epic and dramatic literature.”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
Πηλεύς (Pēleús)
“The mythological hero’s name in later retellings and scholarly mythography.”
Latin antiquity
Latin
Peleus
“The Greek proper name adopted into Latin literary and mythological writing.”
Modern English
English
Peleus
“The conventional English form of the Greek mythological name.”