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{{Short description|Character of ancient Greek mythology}}
In [[Greek mythology]], '''Queen Endeïs''' ({{IPAc-en|ɛ|n|ˈ|d|iː|ᵻ|s}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ενδηίς or Ενδαΐς) was the wife of King [[Aeacus]] and mother of the heroes [[Telamon]] and [[Peleus]] (since Peleus was the father of [[Achilles]] and Telamon was the father of [[Ajax the Great]] and [[Teucer]], Endeïs was the grandmother of Achilles, Ajax and Teucer). The name is a dialect variant of '''Engaios''' (''Ἐγγαῖος'', "in the [[earth]]").<ref>Burnett: 18, n. 29.</ref>

== Family ==
Endeïs was either the daughter of [[Chiron]] and the [[nymph]] [[Chariclo]]; the daughter of [[Pandion (hero)|Pandion]] of [[Athens]]; or the daughter of the [[Megara|Megarian]] warlord [[Sciron]].<ref>Tripp, Edward. ''The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology.'' Meridian, 1970, p. 222.</ref>

In some versions, Endeïs's father, Sciron, married her to Aeacus after he declared Sciron the military leader of [[Megara]].<ref>Tripp, Edward. ''The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology.'' Meridian, 1970, p. 522.</ref>

== Mythology ==
Endeïs hated her stepson [[Phocus of Aegina|Phocus]], Aeacus's son by the Nereid [[Psamathe (Nereid)|Psamathe]], and wished he were dead.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 1.39.6 & 2.29.9–10</ref> It is also thought that Telamon and Peleus were jealous of Phocus because he excelled at athletic sports. In either case they drew lots and Telamon was chosen to murder Phocus, his half brother. This was done in a ruse at the [[pentathlon]] which they convinced Phocus to participate in. In the sport, Telamon threw a discus under the pretense of participating in the competition. The projectile hit its target, "accidentally" killing Phocus.

Both Telamon and Peleus hid the body of Phocus, but it was soon discovered. For this Aeacus exiled them both from Aegina.<ref>[http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Peleus.html Greek Mythology Link (Carlos Parada) - Peleus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201120621/http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Peleus.html |date=2007-12-01 }}</ref>

==Notes==
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== References ==

*A.P. Burnett. "Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina". Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
*M. Grant and J. Hazel. ''Who's Who in Classical Mythology''. David McKay & Co. Inc, 1979.
*[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.1.1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*Tripp, Edward, ''Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology'', Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970). {{ISBN|069022608X}}.

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