Myrtilus Greek Son of the god Hermes and a mortal woman.
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Myrtilus Greek Son of the god Hermes and a mortal woman. He was the charioteer of King Oenomaus of Pisa in Elis, in northeast Peloponnesus. When Pelops came to compete in a chariot race with Oenomaus for the hand of the king's daughter Hippodameia, Pelops persuaded Myrtilus to fix Oenomaus's chariot so that it would overturn. Myrtilus did as Pelops asked; Pelops won the race and the hand of Hippodameia. Oenomaus was killed when his chariot overturned. Pelops then killed Myrtilus. With his dying breath Myrtilus placed a curse upon Pelops and all his descendants.
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