 Other sources say the mother of his children was (1) Polymede or Polymele, or Polypheme a daughter of Autolycus, (2) Amphinome, (3) Theognete, daughter of Laodicus, (4) Rhoeo or (5) Arne or (6) Scarphe.Pelias was power-hungry and he wished to gain dominion over all of Thessaly.To this end, he banished Neleus and Pheres and locked Aeson in the dungeons in Iolcus.