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Pelops
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Pel·ops
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ˈpi
lɒps
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ˈpɛl
ɒps
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pee
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noun
Classical Mythology
.
a son of Tantalus and Dione, slaughtered by his father and served to the Olympians as food; Hermes restored him to life and he later ruled over southern Greece,
which
was called Peloponnesus after him.
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Pelops
(ˈpiːlɒps)
—
n
Greek myth
the son of Tantalus, who as a child was killed by his father and served up as a meal for the gods
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