Ares fathered Oenomaus, the king of Pisa in Elis, who challenged suitors of his daughter Hippodamia to deadly chariot races until Pelops defeated him.
Hippodamia was the daughter of Oenomaus, king of Pisa in Elis and son of Ares. Oenomaus challenged all her suitors to a deadly chariot race to prevent her marriage.
Myrtilus betrayed his master Oenomaus by sabotaging the royal chariot for Pelops's promised reward. The charioteer's treachery turned Oenomaus's own vehicle into his instrument of death.
Oenomaus challenged all of Hippodamia's suitors to a chariot race, killing those he overtook. He had slain twelve to eighteen princes before Pelops defeated him through treachery.
Oenomaus died when his chariot collapsed during the race against Pelops. Myrtilus, Oenomaus's own charioteer, had replaced the bronze linchpins with wax at Pelops's behest. Tangled in the reins, the king was dragged to death by his own horses.
Myrtilus sabotaged his master Oenomaus's chariot on Pelops's behalf, replacing bronze linchpins with wax. Pelops had promised him half the kingdom and Hippodamia's favors in exchange.
Oenomaus devised a deadly chariot race to prevent any suitor from marrying his daughter Hippodamia. He killed a dozen or more princes before Pelops defeated him through the sabotage of his chariot, which dragged Oenomaus to his death.
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