In Greek mythology, Pellen or Pelles (Ancient Greek: Πέλλης / Πελλῆς, lit. 'dark-coloured, dusky') was the founder of Pellene in Achaea. He was the son of Phorbas, son of Triopas of Thessaly,[1] and the father of Hyperasius, father of the Argonauts, Amphion and Asterius.[2]