Neleus
heroSon of Poseidon and Tyro, founder of Pylos, father of Nestor, killed by Heracles for refusing purification.
The Myth
Heracles killed him and eleven of his twelve sons — only Nestor survived because he was away from home. Neleus was exposed at birth with his twin Pelias, raised by horse-herders, and eventually founded Pylos. When Heracles sought purification for killing Iphitus, Neleus refused him. Heracles returned with an army and slaughtered Neleus and all his sons except Nestor, who was being raised in Gerenia. Hades himself fought alongside Neleus and was wounded by Heracles — one of the only times a god was physically hurt by a mortal. Nestor would become the oldest and wisest of the Greek leaders at Troy, the sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out his entire family.
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