In Greek mythology, Pylia (Ancient Greek: Πυλία, lit. 'from the door' or 'gate' derived from pyle πύλη meaning gate or entrance) was a Megarian princess as the daughter of the Lelegian king, Pylas of Megara. In one account, she was called Peleia (Ancient Greek: Πελεία, lit. 'dove' or 'wild pigeon'i).
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Family
Pylia was the mother of the sons of Pandion II: Aegeus, Lycus, Nisus and Pallas, and possibly of a daughter who married her maternal uncle Sciron, the Megarian warlord and brother of Pylia.
Mythology
Pylia was offered in marriage by Pylas to Pandion II who fled to her father in Megara after being expelled from Athens by his cousins, the Metionidae.