Neleus

Founds Pylos.

Genealogy

Tyro

Poseidon

Sidero (stepmother)

Aeson, Aethusa, Agenor, Aloeus, Amycus, Amythaon, Antaeus, Arion, Asopus, Augeas, Belus, Benthesicyme, Busiris, Cenchrias, Cercyon, Charybdis, Chrysaor, Cromus, Cteatus, Cychreus, Dercynus, Ephialtes, Epopeus, Erginus, Eryx, Eumolpus, Euphemus, Eurypylus, Eurytus, Halirrhothius, Hippothoon, Hippo, Hopleus, Hyperenor, Hyrieus, Ialebion, Ida, Leches, Lelex, Lycus, Mygdon, Nauplius, Nireus, Orion, Otus, Pegasus, Pelias, Peratus, Periclymenus, Pheres, Phineus, Poltys, Polyphemus, Proteus, Rhode, Sarpedon, Sciron, Taphius, Thasus, Triops, Triton

Chloris

Alastor, Asterius, Deimachus, Epilaus, Eurybius, Eurymenes, Evagoras, Nestor, Periclymenus, Pero, Phrasius, Pylaon, Taurus

Places
  1. Messene
  2. Precinct of Hera
  3. Pylos
  4. Unknown
Events
  1. Tyro gives birth to Pelias and Neleus
  2. Tyro exposes Pelias and Neleus
  3. Pelias and Neleus raised by a horsekeeper
  4. Pelias and Neleus find their mother and their stepmother
  5. Pelias and Neleus kill Sidero
  6. Neleus is banished and goes to Messene
  7. Neleus founds Pylus
  8. Neleus marries Chloris and has children
  9. Neleus organizes a contest for the suitors of Pero
  10. Neleus refuses to purify Hercules of the murder of Iphitus
  11. Chloris married Neleus
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.8
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.9
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.12
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.3
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.6
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.12
  9. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 20
  10. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 1
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 87
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 554
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 509
  14. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 596
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 668
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 706
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 27
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 301
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 514
  20. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 2.2
  21. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 2.5
  22. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 3.1
  23. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 15.8
  24. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 36.1
  25. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 36.2
  26. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 36.3
  27. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 36.5
  28. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 8.2
  29. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 36.8
  30. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 10.1
  31. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 29.5
  32. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 31.10
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