Lapiths
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The Lapiths were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion. They were believed to have descended from the mythical L
Metope from the Elgin Marbles depicting a centaur and a Lapith fighting
A centauromachy relief on an ancient Roman sarcophagus, c. 150 AD, Museo Archeologico Ostiense
Battle between a centaur and a Lapith, Parthenon south metopes
Centaurus (Greek mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Centaurus is the son of Apollo and Stilbe, daughter of the river-god Peneius and the naiad Creusa. He is the twin brother of the hero Lapithes and father of the race of mythologica
Lapiths
…lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion. They were believed to have descended from the mythical Lapithes, brother of Centaurus, with the two heroes giving their names to the races of the Lapiths and the centaurs respectively. The Lapiths are best known for their involvement in…
An illustration of the Centaurus and Lupus constellation