Pirithoüs

British

/ paɪˈrɪθəʊəs /

noun

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

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Jason, Nestor, Peleus, Admetus, Theseus, Pirithous, and many other noted heroes, came at his call; but the attention of all the spectators was specially attracted by Castor and Pollux, and by the fair Atalanta, daughter of Iasius, King of Arcadia.

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The hotly contested bride did not, however, enjoy a very long life, and Pirithous soon found himself, like Theseus, a disconsolate widower.

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People who dwelt in Thessaly and fought the Centaurs, 230, 260; Ixion, king of, 169; Pirithous, king of, 259.

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Wife of Pirithous; almost carried off by the Centaurs, 260.

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Then, in return for Pirithous’ kind offices, he accompanied him to Hades, where they intended to carry off Proserpina.

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