Pterelaus

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Pterelaus is a mythological king in Greek legend, known for his golden, immortality-granting hair and his conflict with Amphitryon over the kingdom of the Taphians.

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Pterelaus canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological king
associatedWithDeity Poseidon
associatedWithPlace Acarnania
linked to: Aetolia

Taphos
betrayedBy Comaetho
category Characters in Greek heroic legend
Children of Poseidon
Kings in Greek mythology
causeOfConflict control of the Taphian kingdom
conflictWith Amphitryon
culture Ancient Greek
deathCause loss of his golden hair and subsequent killing
enemyOf Amphitryon
ethnicGroup Taphian
fate lost immortality and was slain
father Poseidon
gender male
hairFunction source of his immortality
hairGranted immortality
hairRemovedBy Comaetho
hasPhysicalAttribute golden hair
hasQuality immortal while golden hair remained
killedBy Amphitryon
kingdomDisputedWith Amphitryon
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
mother Hippothoe
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
mythType heroic saga
notableFor conflict with Amphitryon
golden hair that granted immortality
offspring Antiochus
Chersidamas
Chromius
Comaetho
Everes
Mestor
Taphios (in some traditions ancestor, in others descendant)
positionHeld king of Taphos
king of the Taphians
relatedMyth campaign of Amphitryon against the Taphians
relatedTo Heracles (indirectly, through Amphitryon)
linked to: Heracles
ruledOver Taphos
the Taphian islands
spouse unknown (varies by source)
vulnerability loss of the golden hair

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Amphitryon enemy Pterelaus
Amphitryon killed Pterelaus
Electryon relative Pterelaus
Phylonomus killedBy Pterelaus
Lysinomus relative Pterelaus
sons of Pterelaus father Pterelaus
Sthelenus relative Pterelaus