Pirithoüs

/ paɪˈrɪθəʊəs /

noun

Greek myth a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus

As for Pirithous, the prime mover in the attempted outrage, him Hercules meant to leave to his fate.

The metopes represent the battles between the Centaurs and Lapithæ, at the nuptials of Pirithous.

She was of noble form, with delicate, youthful face, so beautiful that all the guests praised Pirithous for his good fortune.

Hippodamia mother of Polyptes, Pirithous the father, v. 742.

Hip-po-da-mi´a.Wife of Pirithous;almost carried off by the Centaurs, 260.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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