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Peleus

/ˈpiː.li.əs/

Peleus proper noun: a king of Phthia, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles.

Proper noun

Peleus

  1. (Greek) A king of Phthia, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles.
  2. A rare surname.

Origin of Peleus

Borrowed from Latin Pēleus, from Ancient Greek Πηλεύς (Pēleús).

Questions about Peleus

What does Peleus mean?
Peleus means a king of Phthia, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles.
What part of speech is Peleus?
Peleus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peleus?
Peleus is pronounced /ˈpiː.li.əs/.

Words near Peleus in the dictionary

  1. Pelethim
  2. Pelethite
  3. Pelethites
  4. peleton
  5. peletons
  6. Peleus
  7. Pelew
  8. Pelewan
  9. Pelewans
  10. Peleș
  11. pelf

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