Pelops
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For other uses, see Pelops (Sparta) and Pelops (mythology).
In Greek mythology, Pelops (/ˈpiːlɒps, ˈpɛlɒps/; Greek: Πέλοψ, translit. Pélops) was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus region (Πελοπόννησος, lit. "Pelops' Island"). He was the son of Tantalus and the father of Atreus.
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King of Pisa | |
Abode | Pisa |
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Parents | Tantalus and Dione |
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Offspring | Atreus, Thyestes, Nicippe, Pittheus, Chrysippus, and others |
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He was venerated at Olympia, where his cult developed into the founding myth of the Olympic Games, the most important expression of unity, not only for the people of Peloponnesus, but for all Hellenes. At the sanctuary at Olympia, chthonic night-time libations were offered each time to "dark-faced" Pelops in his sacrificial pit (bothros) before they were offered in the following daylight to the sky-god Zeus (Burkert 1983:96).