I
Cretheus
Aeolid founder who married Tyro and begot Aeson, Amythaon, and Pheres.1
II
Pelias
Son of Poseidon and Tyro, who seized Iolcus and sent Jason after the Golden Fleece when the oracle warned of the man with one sandal.2
III
Aeson
Rightful heir dispossessed by Pelias, father of Jason, whom the usurper kept from the throne.3
IV
Jason
Returned from Colchis with the fleece and Medea; in Apollodorus' account he succeeds after Pelias' death.4
V
Acastus
Son of Pelias who buried his father and expelled Jason and Medea; ruled Iolcus after the cauldron.5
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the spine ignites as you read · the reign index on the card follows your place · starred rulers link to their codices
HER SKY
a mini-galaxy of 25 dwellers
the sky drifts, waiting
MYTHS SET HERE
4 tales walk these walls
The Muster of the ArgoPelias' kingdom where the quest was setThe ArgonauticaWhere Pelias sent Jason forth and Acastus ruled afterThe Return of the ArgoWhere Pelias met his endThe Trojan WarWell-built Aeolid city beside lake Boebeis in Eumelus' Catalogue contingent
THE SPINDLE OF MYTHS →ON THE MAP
in Magnesia — Thessaly
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 540880