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Pirithous:
In Greek mythology, king of the Lapiths and friend of Theseus of Athens. His marriage to Hippodamia was the occasion of a battle between the Lapiths and their guests, the Centaurs, which is a recurrent subject of Greek art.
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    In Greek mythology, Pirithous (also transliterated as Perithoos, Peirithoos or Peirithous) was the King of the Lapiths in Thessaly and husband of Hippodamia, at whose wedding the ...

  • Pirithous

    Pirithous was the son of Dia and Ixion or Zeus, and his best friend was Theseus, slayer of the Minotaur. He was related to the Centaurs, who were descended from Ixion. Along with ...

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