Iolcus Greek A town in Magnesia, a region of Thessaly.
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Iolcus Greek A town in Magnesia, a region of Thessaly. In Greek mythology, it was the home of Pelias and Jason, and the starting point for the expedition of the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.
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- Ixion Greek King of the Lapiths in Thessaly, the largest ancient region of north-central Greece.
- Pelias Greek Son of Tyro, a half brother of Aeson, from whom Pelias stole the throne of Iolcus, in Thessaly.
- Laconia Greek A region in the southeast Peloponnesus whose capital was Sparta.
- Lapiths (plural: Lapithae) Greek Mythical people of Thessaly, in north-central Greece.
- Midas Greek A mythical king of Phrygia, an ancient region of central Asia Minor; son of the goddess Cybele and Gordius, from whom he inherited the throne.