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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.
Pirithous and Hippodamia receiving the centaurs at his wedding. Antique fresco from Pompeii. "Pirithous' Kampf um Helena" by Joseph Echteler and Richard Brend'amour. 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 ...
Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous and daughter of Atrax or Butes. [3] Hippodamia, wife of Autonous and mother of Anthus. Hippodamia, daughter of Anicetus who consorted with Zeus. [4] Hippodamia, name shared by two of the Danaïdes, daughters of King Danaus of Libya either by the hamadryads, Atlanteia or Phoebe.
In the Centauromachy, the Lapiths battle with the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous. The Centaurs had been invited, but, unused to wine, their wild nature came to the fore. When the bride, Hippodamia, was presented to greet the guests, the centaur Eurytion leapt up and attempted to abduct her. All the other centaurs were up in a moment ...
The battle depicted takes place between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous. [1] Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, had long clashed with the neighboring Centaurs. To mark his good intentions Pirithous invited the Centaurs to his wedding to Hippodamia (part of whose name, "Hippo," Ιππο , literally translates as ...
Hippodamia (mythology), various figures in Greek mythology, including: Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus), and wife of Pelops; Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous) Hippodamia (wife of Autonous) Hippodamia or Hippodameia may also refer to: Hippodamia, a genus of ladybirds; Hippodamia (horse), a French-trained thoroughbred racehorse
In Greek mythology, Prolochus (Ancient Greek: Πρόλοχόν) was one of the Lapiths who attended the nuptial of their king Pirithous and Hippodamia. He fought in the celebrated Centauromachy, the battle that erupted between the Lapiths and the centaurs after the latter attempted to rape the bride of the Lapith ruler. [1]
He had three daughters: Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous; [2] Caenis, who transformed into a male, Caeneus; [3] and Damasippe, who was married to Cassandrus of Thrace.