Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The son of Tantalus and father of Atreus.

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  • proper noun Greek mythology A Greek mythological figure.

Etymologies

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[Latin, from Greek : pelios, dark; see pel- in Indo-European roots + ōps, face, eye; see okw- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Ancient Greek Πέλοψ ("dark face, eye").

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Examples

  • And I think that Pelops is also named appropriately; for, as the name implies, he is rightly called Pelops who sees what is near only (o ta pelas oron).

    The CRATYLUS Plato 1975

  • This song was about Pelops 'youth: how Blue-Haired Poseidon loved him, and would warn him of the coming earthquake when he laid his ear to the ground; he was called Pelops, so said the song, from the earth-smear on his cheek.

    The King Must Die Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1958

  • Pelops is also named appropriately; for, as the name implies, he is rightly called Pelops who sees what is near only (o ta pelas oron).

    Cratylus 427? BC-347? BC Plato 1855

  • Troy, the Electra represents the vengeance of Orestes, the crowning event in the tale of 'Pelops' line ', the Trachiniae recounts the last crisis in the life of Heracles.

    The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles

  • Atreus – Atreus, king of Mycene, was the son of Pelops and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. more info

    N.Y. Times mines its data to identify words that readers find abstruse » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009

  • The history of the creature Pelops is revealed, and the Brothers Gemini are desperate to maintain order under Olympus.

    Image Comics Soliciations for July 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • ÂAs this creature Pelops, aided by the demonic Harpies, murders young women in London and Paris the brothers are sent on separate paths to protect the last two of four sisters before Pelops can reach them first.

    Image Comics for June 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • There in the gate the children gather, hanging round their mothers 'necks, and weep their piteous lamentation, "O mother, woe is me! torn from thy sight Achaeans bear me away from thee to their dark ship to row me o'er the deep to sacred Salamis or to the hill' on the Isthmus, that o'erlooks two seas, the key to the gates of Pelops. "

    The Trojan Women 2008

  • And near it ye will sail past many hills of the Paphlagonians, over whom at the first Eneteian Pelops reigned, and of his blood they boast themselves to be.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Pelops was guiding, as he shook the reins, and with him was Hippodameia at his side, and in pursuit Myrtilus urged his steeds, and with him Oenomaus had grasped his couched spear, but fell as the axle swerved and broke in the nave, while he was eager to pierce the back of Pelops.

    The Argonautica 2008

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