In Greek mythology, Astydameia was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Iolcos (also known as Iolkos or Iolcus, Greek: Ιώλκος) was an ancient city in Thessaly, central-eastern Greece (near the modern city of Volos). ... In Greek Mythology, Acastus was one of the men who sailed with Jason and the Argonauts. ...

Acastus purifed Peleus of the murder of King Eurytion of Phthia Then, 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, Peleus' wife and daughter of Eurytion, to tell her that Peleus was to marry Acastus' daughter, Steropes; Antigone hanged herself. Peleus consigns Achilles to Chirons care, white-ground lekythos by the Edinburgh Painter, ca. ... In Greek mythology, Eurytion referred to three different people. ... Phthia (Greek: Φθίη transliterations:, modern: Fthii, ancient: Phthiē) is an ancient region of Greece, at the southern part of Magnesia, on the both sides of Othrys mountain. ... King Pelias was the father of Acastus, Pisidice, Alcestis in Greek mythology. ... Detail from Atalanta and Hippomenes, Guido Reni, c. ... Antigone by Frederic Leighton Antigone (Eng. ... In Greek mythology, Steropes (flasher) was one of the first generation of Cyclopes (one-eyed giants). ...

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. Acastus and Astydamia were dead, and the kingdom fell to Jason's son, Thessalus. See also centaur (planetoid), Centaur (rocket stage) Guido Reni, Abduction of Deianira, 1620-21 In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a race part human and part horse, with a horses body and a human head and torso (illustration, right). ... Chiron and Achilles In Greek mythology, Chiron (hand) — sometimes transliterated Cheiron or rarely Kiron — was held as the superlative centaur among his brethren. ... Jason (Greek: Ιάσων, Etruscan: Easun) is a hero of Greek mythology who led the Argonauts in the search of the Golden Fleece. ... In Greek mythology, Thessalus was the son of Jason and Medea and the twin of Alcimenes. ...

Alternative: Astydamia, Astydamea In Greek mythology, Astydameia was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. ... In Greek mythology, Astydameia was the Queen of Iolcus and wife of Acastus. ...