Pelops in Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Pelops (Greek Πέλοψ, from pelios: dark;
and ops: face, eye), was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. He
was the founder of the House of Atreus through his son of that
name.
He was venerated at Olympia, where his cult developed into the
founding myth of the Olympic Games, the most important
expression of unity, not only for the Peloponnesus, "island of
Pelops", but for all Hellenes. At the sanctuary at Olympia,
chthonic night-time libations were offered each time to "dark-
faced" Pelops in his sacrificial pit (bothros) before they
were offered in the following daylight to the sky-god Zeus
(Burkert 1983:96)...
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