page_title: Pirithous
section_title: Centauromachy
hierarchical_section_title: Pirithous / Centauromachy
caption_attribution_description: English: A centaur tries to carry off Hippodameia (here called Laodameia) while Perithoos and Theseus resist. Detail from an Apulian red-figure calyx-krater, ca. 350-340 BC. From Anzi. Français&#160;: Un centaure tente d'enlever Hippodamie (nommée ici Laodamie)&#160;; Pirithoüs et Thésée tentent de l'en empêcher. Détail d'un cratère en calice apulien à figures rouges, vers 350-340 av. J.-C. Provenance&#160;: Anzio.
context_page_description: Pirithous, in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.
context_section_description: Later, Pirithous was set to marry Hippodamia, their offspring being Polypoetes. The centaurs were guests at the party, but they got drunk and tried to abduct the women, including Hippodamia who was carried off by the intoxicated centaur Eurytion or Eurytus. The Lapiths won the ensuing battle, the Centauromachy, a favorite motif of Greek art.
caption: Pirithous, Hippodamia (here labeled under the name Laodameia), a Centaur, and Theseus, on an Apulian red-figure calyx-krater, 350-340 BC
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