Pelias

Nine of the artists are New Orleans-based — including Willie Birch, Ron Bechet and Anastasia Pelias — a larger percentage than in previous editions of Prospect, which has drawn crowds of 100,000 to 150,000, split about equally between regional and national or international visitors.

He tells the whole story of the Quest except the part about Jason and Pelias which I have taken from Pindar.

Phrixus had an uncle who was by rights a king in Greece, but had had his kingdom taken away from him by his nephew, a man named Pelias.

But Pelias came in hot haste at the tidings and when he saw the single sandal he was afraid.

Pelias had forced Jason’s father to kill himself and his mother had died of grief.