Other uses SS Peleus Image NAMA P l e, Achille & Chiron.jpg thumb upright Peleus consigns Achilles to Chiron ... known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BCE. ref Peleus is mentioned in Homer s Odyssey during the conversation between Odysseus and the dead Achilles . ref Peleus was the son ... in Aegina, the Epirus region kings of Epirus claimed descent from Peleus in the historic period. ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias , 2.29.4. ref Life myth Peleus and Telamon , his brother, killed ... , Peleus was purified by Eurytion and married Antigone daughter of Eurytion Antigone , Eurytion ... Argonauts , where Peleus and Telamon are also present, yet not together, nor from one place ... Green s translation 2007 45 . ref but Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion during the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and fled from Phthia. Peleus was purified of the murder of Eurytion in Iolcus by Acastus . Astydameia , Acastus wife, fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus daughter Antigone hanged herself. Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus took Peleus on a hunting ... centaur, or, according another source, Hermes returned Peleus sword with magical powers and Peleus ... fell to Jason s son, Thessalus . Marriage to Thetis Image Dish Thetis Peleus Louvre CA2569.jpg thumb 280px right Peleus makes off with his prize bride Thetis, who has vainly assumed animal forms to escape him Boeotia n black figure dish, ca. 500 BC 475 BCE After Antigone s death, Peleus married the sea nymph Thetis . He was able to win her with the aid of Proteus , who told Peleus how ... feast was attended by many of the Olympian gods. As a wedding present, Poseidon gave Peleus two ... of Peleus and Thetis produced a son, Achilles . Son Achilles Thetis attempted to render her son Achilles ... by Peleus and she abandoned both father and son in a rage, leaving his heel vulnerable. Peleus ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Peleus symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker discovery site Palomar Observatory Palomar discovered December 10, 1993 designations yes mp name 11311 alt names 1993 XN2 named after Peleus mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.251545810797948 AU perihelion 0.9827805455427309 AU semimajor eccentricity 0.5358031182121475 period 1125.200522164796 d avg speed inclination 25.4304953830946 asc node 59.56503571301101 mean anomaly 267.2353707317419 arg peri 313.083680699968 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 16.5 11311 Peleus 1993 XN2 is an Apollo asteroid discovered on December 10, 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory Palomar . External links JPL small body Reflist Minor planets navigator 11310 1993 SB15 11312 1994 AR2 MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Peleus Category Apollo asteroids Category Asteroids named from Greek mythology Category Discoveries by Eugene M. Shoemaker Category Discoveries by Carolyn S. Shoemaker Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1993 NE asteroid stub de 11311 Peleus fa fr 11311 P l e it 11311 Peleus hu 11311 Peleus pl 11311 Peleus ... more details
Mount Peleus coor dm 77 29 S 162 5 E is a small summit topography peak , 1,790 m, about 3 nautical miles 6 km west of Mount Theseus in the Olympus Range of Victoria Land . Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition VUWAE 1958 59 for a figure in Greek mythology. usgs gazetteer Category Mountains of Antarctica Peleus, Mount EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
captain Heinz Wilhelm Eck decided to attack the Peleus tracking her until nightfall, U 852 closed with her target on the surface and fired two torpedoes at close range. Peleus was hit, the first exploding ... index.html?article 18&page 2 The Peleus affair at u boat net References http uboat.net allies merchants 3218.html SS Peleus at Uboat.net Clay Blair Hitler s U Boat War Vol II 1998 ISBN 0 304 35261 7 DEFAULTSORT Peleus Category Ships built in England Category Ships sunk by German submarines Category ... more details
Peleides may refer to Peleides , Achilles son of Peleus in Greek mythology Morpho peleides Peleides Blue Morpho, an iridescent tropical butterfly disambig ... more details
For other uses of Antigone, see Antigone disambiguation In Greek mythology , Antigone was the daughter of Eurytion and wife of Peleus . Peleus and Telamon , his brother, killed their half brother Phocus and fled Aegina to escape punishment. In Phthia , Peleus was purified by Eurytion and married Antigone, Eurytion s daughter. Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion during the hunt for the Calydonian Boar and fled Phthia. Peleus was purifed of the murder of Eurytion in Iolcus by Acastus . Also in Iolcus, Peleus lost a wrestling match in the funeral games of Pelias , Acastus father, to Atalanta . Astydameia , Acastus wife, fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone to falsely tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus daughter Antigone hanged herself. Apollodorus, iii. 13 . Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus took Peleus on a hunting trip and hid his sword, then abandoned him right before a group of centaurs attacked. Chiron , the wise centaur, returned Peleus sword and Peleus managed to escape. He pillaged Iolcus and dismembered Astydameia, then marched his army between the pieces. 1911 Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology ca Ant gona filla d Eurici de Antigone von Phthia es Ant gona Otros personajes del mismo nombre fr Antigone Phthie nl Antigone dochter van Eurytion no Antigone Eurytions datter ru zh ... more details
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Image Hans Rottenhammer 001.jpg thumb Marriage of Peleus and Thetis. Aeacidae Ancient Greek Greek polytonic refers to the descendants of Aeacus , most notably Peleus , son of Aeacus, and Achilles , grandson of Aeacus. Neoptolemus was the son of Achilles and the princess Deidamea. The kings of Epirus and Olympias , mother to Alexander the Great , claimed to be members of this lineage. Aeacus of Greek mythology was the king of the island of Aegina , which is in the Saronic Gulf . From this mythology, Aeacus is the son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of Asopus and Metope mythology Metope . Aeacus first wife was Endeis , a woman of unknown parental lineage. They had two sons Peleus father of Achilles and Telamon father of Ajax mythology Ajax . Aeacus second wife was the Nereid , Psamathe . They had a son called Phocus . References SmithDGRBM External links http homepage.mac.com cparada GML Aeacus.html Greek Mythology Link Aeacus Category Ancient Greek families Category Epirotic mythology bg ... more details
The Aeacids in ancient Greece were the myth ical descendants of Aeacus , son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina mythology Aegina . The son of Aeacus was Peleus , the son of Peleus was Achilles , the son of Achilles was Neoptolemus and finally the son of Neoptolemus was Molossus , mythical ancestor of the Molossians . Famous people who claimed Aeacid descent, through their mythical ancestor Achilles, were Pyrrhus of Epirus , Olympias and Alexander the Great on his mother s side. ref Chamoux, Fran ois and Roussel, Michel. Hellenistic Civilization . Blackwell Publishing, 2003, p. 396, ISBN 0 631 22242 1. AEACIDS Descendants of Aeacus, son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, eponymous see the term to the island of that name. His son was Peleus, father of Achilles, whose descendants real or supposed called themselves Aeacids thus Pyrrhus and Alexander the Great. ref See also List of kings of Epirus References reflist Category Ancient Greek rulers Category Ancient Epirus Category Greek mythology Ancient Greece stub ... more details
In Greek mythology , Astydameia or Astydamea , Astydamia is a name attributed to four individuals. Queen of Iolcus Astydameia, daughter of Cretheus also known as Hippolyte , ref Pindar , Nemean Ode 4. 54 88 with scholia ref ref Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius , Argonautica , 1. 224 ref ref Scholia on Aristophanes , Clouds , 1063 ref was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus . Her husband purified Peleus of the murder of King Eurytion of Phthia . Astydameia fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone daughter of Eurytion Antigone , Peleus wife, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus daughter, Sterope Antigone hanged herself. Astydameia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. Acastus believed the false accusations and tried to take revenge n Peleus by taking him on a hunting trip and leaving him protectless as a group of Centaurs attacked. Peleus escaped death with the help of Chiron and Hermes he pillaged Iolcus and dismembered Astydameia, then marched his army between the rended limbs. ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 13. 1 3, 7 ref For the mytheme of a woman taking revenge on the man who does not answer her feelings by falsely accusing him of sexual abuse, see also Phaedra mythology Phaedra , Stheneboea , Tenes and Phoenix Iliad Phoenix . Consort of Heracles Astydameia was the mother of Ctesippus by Heracles . In one source, she is the the daughter of Amyntor and Cleobule . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 2. 7. 8 ref Another account makes her the daughter of Ormenius, king of Pelasgiotis . Heracles, the same source relates, wooed her, but Ormenius would not marry her to him since Heracles was already married to Deianira . Heracles then led a war against Ormenius, killed him and took Astydameia by force. ref Diodorus Siculus , Library of History , 4. 37. 4 ref Astydameia or Astygeneia is also an alternate name for Astyoche , daughter of Phylas , who bore Heracles a son Tlepolemus . ref Pindar , Olympian ... more details
Acastus is a character in Greek mythology . He sailed with Jason and the Argonauts , and participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar . ref name OCD cite encyclopedia last Hornblower first Simon authorlink title Acastus encyclopedia The Oxford Classical Dictionary volume pages 3 publisher Oxford University Press location Oxford year 1996 url accessdate ref Biography Acastus was the son of Pelias , then king of Iolcos Iolcus , and Anaxibia Philomache in some traditions . After the return of the Argonauts, Acastus sisters were seduced by Medea to cut their father Pelias in pieces and boil them. Acastus, when he heard this, buried his father, and drove Jason and Medea from Iolcus and, according to Pausanias geographer Pausanias , his sisters also , ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias vii. 11 ref and instituted funeral games in honor of his father. ref Gaius Julius Hyginus Fabulae 24 and 273 Apollod. i. 9. 27, &c. Pausanias iii. 18. 9, vi. 20. 9, v. 17. 4 Ov. Met. xi. 409, &c. ref ref name DGRBM Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith 1867 . ref He thereafter became king of Iolcus. Acastus purified Peleus of the murder of Eurytion King Eurytion of Phthia . Acastus wife variously named in mythology often Astydameia Astydamia , but sometimes Hippolyte, daughter of Cretheus ref name OCD ref name DGRBM fell in love with Peleus but he scorned her. Bitter, she sent a messenger to Antigone , Peleus wife and daughter of Eurytion, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus daughter, Steropes . Astydamia then told Acastus that Peleus had tried to rape her. ref Apollod. iii. 13. 2, &c. Pind. Nem. iv. 90, &c. ref Acastus took Peleus on a hunting trip and hid his sword while he slept, then abandoned him on Pelion Mt. Pelion to be killed by centaur s. The wise centaur Chiron or the god Hermes ref name DGRBM returned Peleus sword and Peleus managed to escape. With Jason and the Dioscuri , Peleus sacked Iolcus, dismembered Astydameia Astydami ... more details
Les Aventures de P l e The Adventures of Peleus a.k.a. Les Noces de Th tis et P l e is a ballet in three acts and five scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus , with additional music adapted from the airs of works by L o Delibes . Libretto by Marius Petipa, derived from the Greek Myth concerning the Goddess Thetis and the circumstances surrounding her marriage, arranged by Jupiter mythology Jupiter or Zeus , to the mortal Peleus . First presented by the Mariinsky Ballet Imperial Ballet on OldStyleDate January 30 1876 January 18 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kammeny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia . Principal Dancers Eugeniia Sokolova as the Goddess Thetis , Pavel Gerdt as Peleus , Lyubov Savitskaya as Cupid , Mariia Gorshenkova as Venus , Christian Johansson as Jupiter , and Lev Ivanov as Adonis . Revivals Restagings The ballet was revived by Marius Petipa as Les Noces de Th tis et P l e in 1 act 3 scenes by Petipa for the Imperial Ballet, with Riccardo Drigo making additions and revising the Minkus Delibes score. It was first presented for the Imperial court at the Theatre of Peterhof Palace Peterhof , OldStyleDate 9 August 1897 28 July . Principal Dancers Mathilde Kschessinskaya as the Goddess Thetis , Pavel Gerdt as Peleus , Olga Preobrajenskaya as Cupid , Olga Leonova as Venus , Lyubov Roslavleva as Flora , Alexei Bulgakov as Jupiter , and Sergei Legat as Adonis Notes Petipa s 1897 revival was mounted for a gala performance at Peterhof Palace Peterhof in honor of a state visit from Kaiser Wilhelm II . Ballets of Marius Petipa DEFAULTSORT Adventures of Peleus Ballet Category Ballets by Marius Petipa Category Russian ballet Category Ballets by Ludwig Minkus Category Ballets to the music of L o Delibes Category 1876 ballet premieres ... more details
Image Discus Thrower Copenhagen.jpg thumb right 200px Statue of discus thrower. Endeis in Greek mythology was the wife of Aeacus and mother of Telamon and Peleus . The name is a dialect variant of , Engaios, meaning in the earth . ref Burnett 18, n. 29. ref Endeis was the daughter of Centaur Chiron and the nymph Chariclo. Her mother was either Chariclo or a daughter of Pandion of Athens . Endeis hated her stepson Phocus Aeacus son by the Nereid Psamathe and wished he were dead. It is also thought that Telamon and Peleus were jealous of Phocus because he excelled at athletic sports. In either case they drew lots and Telamon was chosen to murder Phocus, his half brother. This was done in a ruse at the pentathlon which they convinced Phocus to participate in. In the sport Telamon threw a discus that was a large stone. It was thrown to look like part of the competition and just an accident, however Teleamon intentionally threw it at Phocus. The projectile hit its target, killing Phocus. Both Telamon and Peleus hid the body of Phocus, but it was soon discovered. For this Aeacus exiled them both from Aegina. ref http homepage.mac.com cparada GML Peleus.html Greek Mythology Link Carlos Parada Peleus ref References reflist Sources M. Grant and J. Hazel. Who s Who in Classical Mythology . David McKay & Co. Inc, 1979. A.P. Burnett. Pindar s Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina . Oxford Oxford University Press, 2005. DEFAULTSORT Endeis Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology br Endeis bg ca Endeis el es Endeis fr End is it Endeide pt Endeis ru fi Endeis ... more details
Polydora may refer to In Greek mythology Polydora, the mother of King Dryops of Oeta by Spercheus in Greek mythology Polydora, daughter of Peleus Polydora, possible wife of Protesilaus Polydora, one of the Oceanids Polydora, one of the Amazons Polydora genus Polydora genus , a genus of List of prehistoric annelids prehistoric annelids disambig de Polydora fr Polydora sr uk ... more details
In Greek Mythology , Antandre was an Amazons Amazonian warrior. She was one of Penthesilea s twelve companions at Troy. Her name means, She Who Precedes Men . She was killed in the Trojan War by Achilles, according to Quintus Smyrnaeus s The Fall of Troy ref Quintus Smyrnaeus , Fall of Troy , book I, 722 ref blockquote But Peleus son burst on the Amazons smiting Antandre... blockquote References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Greek mythological Amazons Greek myth stub ... more details
In Greek mythology , the name Borus may refer to Son of Perieres , who married Polydora, daughter of Peleus and Antigone daughter of Eurytion Antigone . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 13. 1 ref A descendant of Nestor . More precisely, he was a son of Penthilus and grandson of Periclymenus . Melanthus, his grandson through Andropompus, was one of those who expelled Tisamenus from Lacedaemon and Argos . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 2. 18. 8 ref References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology ... more details
sail from the port of Trachis. Phorbas tells Peleus that he has arranged the voyage so Peleus can be free to woo Alcyone for himself. But Peleus s conscience is troubled when he sees Alcyone faint at the departure ... sea. Act Five Alcyone is full of foreboding. Peleus confesses his love for her and is so ashamed ... more details
In Greek mythology , two different people bore the name Phocus . A Phocus , son of Aeacus and Psamathe . Phocus is portrayed by Apollodorus to be a strong athlete. Because of his athletic ability, Phocus brothers Peleus and Telamon grow very jealous of him and plot to kill him. Telamon , being the stronger of he and Peleus , throws a discus at Phocus head while the brothers are practicing. Then the two brothers take the corpse and try to hide it in a thicket. However, Phocus body is discovered by his father, Aeacus , and the two brothers are exiled. Telamon is sent to Salamis , where he becomes King after the reigning King, Cychreus , dies without any heirs. Peleus goes to Phthia , where he is purified by the Phthian King Eurythion . ref Apollodore, R. Scott Smith, Stephen Trzaskoma, and Hygin. 3.160 164. Apollodorus Library and Hyginus Fabulae Two Handbooks of Greek Mythology. Indianapolis Hackett Pub., 2007. 64 65. Print. ref However, the tradition varies with regards to the nature of Phocus death. Other myths use the following as a means to describe Phocus death. 1. Telamon threw a quoits quoit at his head. 2. Telamon killed him with a spear while hunting. 3. Peleus killed him to please his mother, Endeis . Other sources say that whichever brother was responsible it was an accident. He had two sons Crisus and Panopaeus . ref W. Smith, A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0104 query id 3D 2314972 layout loc Perseus database ref A son of Poseidon , this Phocus founded the city of Phocis , which was named after him. ref W. Smith, A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology http www.perseus.tufts.edu cgi bin ptext?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0104 query id 3D 2314971 layout loc Perseus database ref Phocus is also the name of the son of Phocion . References reflist Category Greek mythology greek myth stub br Fokos bg ca Focos de Phokos el es Foco mi ... more details
Epeigeus is a Greek hero in the Iliad . He was a Myrmidons Myrmidon and son of Agacles , who, having killed his father, was obliged to flee from Budeion . He took refuge in the house of Peleus who sent him with Achilles to Troy , where he was killed by Hector . ref Hom. Il. xvi. 570. cited by Schmitz ref A Trojan asteroid , 5259 Epeigeus , has been named after him. References SmithDGRBM author Leonhard Schmitz Footnotes reflist Category Characters in the Iliad Category People of the Trojan War Category Myrmidons ... more details
For other uses, see Lysimachus disambiguation Lysimachus of Acarnania was one of the tutors of Alexander the Great . Though a man of very slender accomplishments, he ingratiated himself with the royal family by calling himself Phoenix Iliad Phoenix , and Alexander Achilles , and Philip Peleus and by this sort of flattery, according to Plutarch , he obtained the second place among the young prince s tutors. References SmithDGRBM Category Philosophers and tutors of Alexander the Great Category Ancient Acarnanians Category Ancient Greeks in Macedon ca Lis mac d Acarn nia de Lysimachos von Akarnanien fr Lysimaque d Acarnanie ... more details
Nottage Ridge coor dm 77 27 S 162 6 E is a ridge to the north of Mount Peleus that separates Baumann Valley and Sanford Valley in the east part of Olympus Range , Victoria Land . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN 1997 after George W. Billy Nottage, topographic engineer, a member of the 1971 72 United States Geological Survey USGS field party that established a network of horizontal and vertical control in support of compilation of topographic maps at the scale of 1 50,000 of areas of McMurdo Dry Valleys bounded by 160 and 164 E and 77 15 and 77 45 S. usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Jones Terrace coor dm 77 29 S 162 5 E is a prominent ice free terrace south of Mount Peleus , at the south end of the east segment of Olympus Range , Victoria Land . The terrace rises 800 m from the floor of central Wright Valley to a summit of over 1,000 m. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names US ACAN 1997 after Lois M. Jones , geologist, University of Georgia not completed usgs gazetteer Category Geography of Antarctica EAntarctica geo stub ... more details
This is list of named geological features on Janus moon Janus , Epimetheus moon Epimetheus and Phoebe moon Phoebe . Janus Craters on Janus moon Janus are named after characters in the legend of Castor and Pollux . class wikitable Crater Named after Castor crater Castor Castor and Polydeuces Castor Idas crater Idas Idas Lynceus crater Lynceus Lynceus Phoibe crater Phoibe Phoebe mythology Phoebe daughter of Leucippus mythology Leucippus Epimetheus Craters on Epimetheus moon Epimetheus are named after characters in the legend of Castor and Pollux . class wikitable Crater Named after Hilairea crater Hilairea Hilaeira Pollux crater Pollux Castor and Polydeuces Pollux Phoebe Regiones The only named regio on Phoebe moon Phoebe is Leto Regio , named after Leto , the daughter of Phoebe mythology Phoebe . Craters Image Cratersofphoebe.jpg thumb 300px Some craters on Phoebe Craters on Phoebe moon Phoebe are named after characters from the Greek legend of Jason and the Argonauts . class wikitable Crater Named after Coordinates Acastus crater Acastus Acastus coord 9.6 N 148.5 W globe phoebe type landmark name Acastus Admetus crater Admetus Admetus coord 11.4 N 39.1 W globe phoebe type landmark name Admetus Amphion crater Amphion Amphion coord 27.0 S 1.8 W globe phoebe type landmark name Amphion Butes crater Butes Butes coord 49.6 S 292.5 W globe phoebe type landmark name Butes Calais crater Calais Boreads Calais coord 38.7 S 225.4 W globe phoebe type landmark name Calais Canthus crater Canthus Canthus Clytius crater Clytius Clytius Erginus crater Erginus Erginus Euphemus crater Euphemus Euphemus Eurydamas crater Eurydamas Eurydamas Eurytion crater Eurytion Eurytion Eurytus crater Eurytus Eurytus Hylas crater Hylas Hylas Idmon crater Idmon Idmon Iphitus crater Iphitus Iphitus Jason Jason Mopsus crater Mopsus Mopsus Nauplius crater Nauplius Nauplius Oileus crater Oileus Oileus Peleus crater Peleus Peleus Phlias crater Phlias Phlias Talaus crater Talaus Talaus Telamon crater Telamo ... more details
In Greek mythology Philomela lang grc is identified by Gaius Julius Hyginus as the wife of Menoetius mythology Menoetius and mother of Patroclus ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 97 ref ref Also in scholia on Odyssey , 4. 343 and 17. 134 Eustathius of Thessalonica Eustathius on Homer , p. 1498 ref . The former was one of the Argonauts and the latter a participant of the Trojan War . However one should note that Apollodorus of Athens listed three other wives of Menoetius and possible mothers of Patroclus ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 13. 8 ref Periopis , daughter of Pheres , founder of Pherae . Polymele , daughter of Peleus , King of Phthia and an older half sister to Achilles . Sthenele , daughter of Acastus and Astydameia . References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology br Filomela mamm Patrokles ja ... more details
Cavalli operas Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo is an opera by Francesco Cavalli specifically, an opera scenica or festa teatrale . The work, set to a libretto by Orazio Persiani, was Cavalli s first opera, and was first performed at the Venice Venetian opera house Teatro San Cassiano on 24 January 1639. It is also the first Venetian opera for which a score survives to this day. The plot is based upon the mythological tale of the wedding of Peleus and Thetis . Cavalli s scenes of divine activity require elaborate theatrical staging, and his score calls for plentiful activity of both chorus who portray such different characters as gods, Tritons, Bacchantes, and demons and Ballet dancers . Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere Cast, January, 1639 br Conductor Thetis soprano Jupiter mythology Jupiter bass vocal range bass Aeolus tenor Peleus tenor Pluto mythology Pluto bass Discord contralto Hymen mythology Hymen soprano Momus tenor Mercury mythology Mercury tenor References GroveOnline Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo Ellen Rosand 01 September 2007 DEFAULTSORT Nozze di Teti e di Peleo, Le Category Operas Category Operas by Francesco Cavalli Category Italian language operas Category Operas based on Greco Roman mythology Category 1639 operas italian opera stub ca Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo da Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo es Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo ... more details
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