Pheres
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Pheres
This article is about the son of Cretheus. For the son of Jason and Medea, see
Mermeros and Pheres
. In
Greek Mythology
, Pheres, son of
Cretheus
, was the founder of
Pherae
in
Thessaly
. He fled there from
Iolcus
after his half-brother,
Pelias
, seized the throne. His son
Admetus
was the husband of the famous
Alcestis
, who died in his stead and was rescued by
Heracles
.
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Pheres
[Greek heroic] The name Homer gives to the Centaurs (Iliad I, 268; II, 743). The son of Cretheus and Tyro. He was the founder of Pherae in Thessaly, and father of Admetus.
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