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Lapith fighting a Centaur; detail of a metope from the Parthenon at Athens; one of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum detail from the Parthenon Marble sculpture of a Lapith woman struggling with a centaur, both partially damaged, from the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, displayed in the Archaeological Museum at Olympia.
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Lapith

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Lapith fighting a Centaur; detail of a metope from the Parthenon at Athens; one of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum
Lapith fighting a Centaur; detail of a metope from the Parthenon at Athens; one of the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum

The Lapiths were a tribe in Greek mythology known for their battle against the Centaurs, a race of creatures that were part horse and part man. This conflict, known as the centauromachy, erupted when the Centaurs, who were guests at the wedding of Pirithous (son of Ixion and a Lapith), attempted to abduct the bride and her attendants. The Centaurs, often depicted as wild and lawless beings, were ultimately defeated and driven from Mount Pelion. Pirithous himself was a companion of the hero Theseus and participated in various adventures.12

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