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Pirithous (/ ˌ p aɪ ˈ r ɪ θ oʊ. ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πειρίθοος or Πειρίθους, derived from περιθεῖν, perithein, 'to run around' [citation needed]; also transliterated as Perithous), in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (/ ˈ s ɪ s ɪ f ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus's wrath.
The mother of Pirithous, the Lapith king in the generation before the Trojan War, was Dia, daughter of Eioneus or Deioneus; Ixion was the father of Pirithous, but like many heroic figures, Pirithous had an immortal as well as a mortal father.
Benna Smuglewicz Rape of Hippodamia. Hippodamia (/ ˌ h ɪ p ɒ d ə ˈ m aɪ. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax [2] or Butes [3] or Adrastus [4] and the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths in Greek mythology.
These circumstances are secondary to the fact of Ixion's primordial act of murder; it could be accounted for quite differently: in the Greek Anthology, [11] among a collection of inscriptions from a temple in Cyzicus, is an epigrammatic description of Ixion slaying Phorbas and Polymelos, who had slain his mother, Megara, the "great one".
In Greek mythology, Polypoetes (/ ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ p iː t iː z /; Ancient Greek: Πολυποίτης, Polupoitēs) was a name attributed to the following individuals: Polypoetes, the Aetolian son of Apollo and Phthia, brother of Dorus and Laodocus. He was killed by Aetolus. [1] Polypoetes, son of Hippodamia and Pirithous.
In Greek mythology and history, Medon (/ ˈ m iː d ən /; Ancient Greek: Μέδων, gen.: Μέδοντος means "lord' or "ruler") is the name of a number of different figures: Medon, one of the Tyrrhenian pirates who attempted to enslave Dionysus and were changed into fish or dolphin. [1] Medon, a centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and ...
Theseus (UK: / ˈ θ iː sj uː s /, US: / ˈ θ iː s i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur.The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages.