abstract:In Greek mythology, Pelops (Greek Πέλοψ, from pelios: dark; and ops: face, eye), was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. His father, Tantalus, was the founder of the House of Atreus through Pelops's son of that name.
The Greeks told stories about the mythic heroes Heracles and Pelops to explain why there was a great festival at the site both heroes were claimed as founding fathers who gave thanks for divine assistance.