PELEUS - FATHER OF ACHILLES
Peleus was the father of Achilles. He was the son of Aeacus, who was the King of Aegina. Once, Peleus and his brother, Telamon, killed their half-brother Phocus before fleeing to Phtia, where Eurytion purified Peleus for killing him. Peleus ended up marrying Eurytion's daughter Antigone. But it wasn't long before he had to flee once again- Peleus accidentally killed Eurytion with a spear while participating in the Calydonian boar hunt. He fled to Iolcus, where the king Acastus purified him of the second murder. Astydameia, Acastus' wife, caused Peleus a lot of trouble. She fell in love with him, but he refused her, and she became very angry. She told Antigone that Peleus would marry Acastus' daughter, and that caused Antigone to hang herself. As if that wasn't enough, Astydameia told Acastus that Peleus had attempted to seduce her. Acastus then abandoned Peleus while on a hunting trip and hid his sword. While abandoned, the Centaurs attacked Peleus. He would have been killed, but Chiron, one of the Centaurs, gave Peleus his sword back. Peleus 'repulsed the attack' and got revenge, attacking and robbing Iolcus. He also killed Astydameia, dismembering her body and marching his army between the pieces. Peleus then married Thetis, and they had a son - Achilles. Thetis ended their marriage after Peleus tried to prevent her from attempting to turn their son immortal.
THETIS - MOTHER OF ACHILLES
Thetis was one of 50 Nereids- the daughters of the sea-god Nereus and sea-goddess Doris. Zeus desired her, but she rejected him. Themis, a goddess, revealed that Tetis would have a son more powerful than his father. Afraid of being controlled, Zeus gave Thetis as a bride to Peleus, and all the gods attended their wedding. Thetis had one son, Achilles, whom she attempted to make immortal by dipping him in the river Styx.
PYRRHUS - SON OF ACHILLES
Pyrrhus, or Neoptolemus, was Achilles' only son. His mother is Deidamea, the daughter of the king of Scyros. Pyrrhus fought in Troy and killed ruthlessly. He killed King Priam, his daughter Polyxena, and Hector's son Astyanax. He became the king of Epirus, and had a son named Molossus with Andromache, Hector's widow. He also had a daughter named Olympias, who is said to have been the mother of Alexander the Great. Pyrrhus was killed by Orestes in Apollo's - who killed Achilles - temple at Delphi. Others say he was killed by a Delphian cult.