Nélée

In the Greek Mythology, Nélée (in Greek old Νηλεύς / Nêleús ), wire of the god Poséidon (or of Hippocoon according to Hygin) and of Tyro, is king of Pylos.

Exposed to its birth, with his/her brother Pélias, by their mother, they are collected and raised by a shepherd. At the adulthood, they are recognized by their mother, which married Créthée meanwhile, king of Iolcos. With died of this last, the two brothers and their half-brothers quarrel about the heritage. Overcome, Nélée is withdrawn in Messénie with wire of his/her half-brother Amythaon. There, Apharée, cousin of Tyro, enables them to settle with Pylos.

He marries Chloris, the only surviving one among the Niobides, of which he has eleven wire and a girl, among which Nestor, the “old leader of tanks” of the Trojan War, Péryclimène, Chromios and Péro. He also renews the Olympic Games.

Héraclès, after having killed Iphitos, wants to then be purified by Nélée, which refuses. Furious, the hero kills it, like all his wire, except for Nestor, which is being absent. Nélée is buried on the Isthme of Corinth.

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