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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Pēle͡us

Pēle͡us m sg (genitive Pēleos)
Classical[ˈpeː.ɫɛu̯s]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.leu̯s]

Meaning

  1. GreekPeleus (a king of Phthia, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePēleus—
genitivePēleos—
dativePēleī—
accusativePēlea—
ablativePēlee—
vocativePēleus—

Pēleus, ĕi and ĕos (
I. gen. Peleos, Val. Fl. 1, 131; acc. Pelea, Hor. C. 3, 7, 17; voc. Peleu, Cat. 64, 26; Hor. A. P. 104; abl. Peleo, Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 57), m., = Πηλεύς, a king of Thessaly, son of Æacus, brother of Telamon, half-brother of Phocus, husband of Thetis, father of Achilles, and a sharer in the expedition of the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 14; Ov. M. 11, 221; 12, 365 sqq.; Cat. 64, 19; Hor. A. P. 96; Val. Fl. 1, 131.— Hence,
A. Pēlēïus, a, um, adj., Peleian, poet. for Achillean: facta, Sil. 13, 803: virgo, of Achilles (Briseis), Stat. Achill. 2, 210. —
B. Pēlīdes, ae, m.
1. The son of Peleus, i. e. Achilles, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 5; Ov. H. 8, 83: Pelidae currus, Verg. A. 12, 350; 2, 548; 5, 808; Hor. C. 1, 6, 6: lites Inter Peliden et inter Atriden, id. Ep. 1, 2, 12; Ov. M. 12, 605; Juv. 3, 280.—
2. Also, the son of Achilles: Neoptolemus, Verg. A. 2, 263.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πηλεύς (Pēleús).

Descendants
  • EnglishPeleus
  • FrenchPélée

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPeleusPeleus (Πηλεύς), a son of Aeacus and Endeis, was king of the Myrmidons at Phthia in Thessaly. (Hom. Il. 24.535.) He was a brother of Telamon, and step…

Quick answers

What does Pēle͡us mean in Latin?
Pēle͡us, a proper noun, means “Peleus (a king of Phthia, son of Aeacus and Endeïs, brother of Telamon, and father of Achilles)”.
What is the genitive of Pēle͡us?
The genitive singular is Pēleos. Pēle͡us is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Pēle͡us?
In classical Latin, [ˈpeː.ɫɛu̯s]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.leu̯s].