LAPITHS & CENTAURS

One Version:

The Lapiths were a fabulous Greek race from Thessaly. Some of their offspring were Centaurs">

LAPITHS & CENTAURS

One Version:

The Lapiths were a fabulous Greek race from Thessaly. Some of their offspring were Centaurs, having the torsos of men and the bodies of horses. Centaurs often attempted to carry off young Lapith women, which led into fights. Such mythological battles are depicted on temples in the Peloponnese and may be seen to this day in Greece.

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Another Version:

The Lapiths were a civilized race of people who inhabited a region in northern Thessaly. The Centaurs were a race of creatures with the body and legs of a horse and the torso, head, and arms of a man. They lived on Mt. Pelion in Thessaly, fed on meat, and were creatures of brutal and lascivious habits.

The battle of Lapiths and Centaurs broke out at the wedding of Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, to Hippodamia. The Centaurs arrived drunk and immediately tried to seize the Lapith women. A fight ensued and many Centaurs were killed. Eventually, the Centaurs were driven out of Thessaly by the Lapiths and settled in the Peloponnese.