Pirithoüs

/ (paɪˈrɪθəʊəs) /

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noun

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

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How to use Pirithoüs in a sentence

As for Pirithous, the prime mover in the attempted outrage, him Hercules meant to leave to his fate.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various
The metopes represent the battles between the Centaurs and Lapithæ, at the nuptials of Pirithous.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)|Shearjashub Spooner
She was of noble form, with delicate, youthful face, so beautiful that all the guests praised Pirithous for his good fortune.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy|Various
Hippodamia mother of Polyptes, Pirithous the father, v. 742.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

Hip-po-da-mi´a.Wife of Pirithous;almost carried off by the Centaurs, 260.
Myths of Greece and Rome|H. A. Guerber