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Who was Acastus in Greek mythology?

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Acastus , in Greek mythology, son of Pelias , cousin of Jason . He accompanied Jason on the Argonaut expedition, but when Jason and Medea murdered Pelias and usurped the throne of Iolcus, Acastus drove them away.

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