Pirithous in the context of "Chthonius"

The Lapiths (/ˈlæpɪθs/; Ancient Greek: Λαπίθαι, Lapithai, sing. Λαπίθης) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion. They were believed to have descended from the mythical Lapithes, brother of Centaurus, with the two heroes giving their names to the races of the Lapiths and the Centaurs respectively. The Lapiths are best known for their involvement in the Centauromachy (Ancient Greek: Κενταυρομαχία, romanized: Kentauromachía), a mythical fight that broke out between them and the Centaurs during Pirithous and Hippodamia's wedding.

In Greek mythology, the name Bienor (Ancient Greek: Βιήνωρ) or Bianor (Βιάνωρ) may refer to:

• Bienor, a Centaur at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, killed by Theseus in the ensuing battle.
• Bienor, a defender of Troy killed by Agamemnon.
• Bienor, son of Pyrnus, a soldier in the army of Cyzicus killed in the battle against the Argonauts.
• Bianor (or Ocnus), son of Manto (either the daughter of Tiresias, or of Heracles) and the river god Tuscus or Tiberis, founder of Mantua which he named after his mother.

Periphas (/ˈpɛrɪfəs/; Ancient Greek: Περίφᾱς Períphās means 'conspicuousness') in Greek mythology may refer to:

• Periphas, a legendary king of Attica who Zeus turned into an eagle, husband of Phene.
• Periphas, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. His mother was Gorgo and thus full brother of Oeneus, Aegyptus, Menalces, Lampus and Idmon. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, or Isaia, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre. Periphas suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. He married the Danaid Actaea, daughter of Danaus and Pieria.
• Periphas, one of the five sons of Aretus who fought against Dionysus in the Indian War.
• Periphas, a Aetolian prince as son of King Oeneus of Calydon and Althaea, daughter of King Thestius of Pleuron. He was the brother of Meleager, Phereus, Ageleus, Toxeus, Clymenus, Gorge, Eurymede, Deianira and Melanippe.
• Periphas, a son of Lapithes and Orsinome in Thessaly. He consorted with Astyagyia, daughter of Hypseus, and had by her eight sons, of whom the eldest, Antion was a possible father of Ixion with Perimela.
• Periphas, one of the Lapiths at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia. He must not be confused with the above-mentioned Periphas who was also a Lapith.
• Periphas, same as Hyperphas.
• Periphas, son of the Aetolian Ochesius, fell by the hand of Ares in the Trojan War.
• Periphas, a companion of Neoptolemus who took part in the destruction of Troy.
• Periphas, one of the sons of King Aeolus of Lipara, the keeper of the winds. He had five brothers namely: Agenor, Euchenor, Klymenos, Xouthos and Macareus, and six sisters: Klymene, Kallithyia, Eurygone, Lysidike, Kanake and an unnamed one. According to various accounts, Aeolus yoked in marriage his sons, including Periphas, and daughters in order to preserve concord and affection among them.
• Periphas, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Zacynthus along with other 43 wooers. He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.
• Periphas, a son of Epytus, and a herald of Aeneas.

Hippodamia (/ˌhɪpɒdəˈmaɪ.ə/; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax or Butes or Adrastus and the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths in Greek mythology.

She was also known as Deidamia (/ˌdaɪdəˈmaɪ.ə/; Ancient Greek: Δηιδάμεια), Laodamia /ˌleɪ.ədəˈmaɪ.ə/, Hippoboteia /ˌhɪpəbəˈtaɪ.ə/, Dia /ˈdaɪ.ə/ or Ischomache /ɪˈskɒməkiː/).

In Greek mythology, the name Abas (/ă'-bas/; Ancient Greek: Ἄβας; gen.: Ἄβαντος means "guileless" or "good-hearted") is attributed to several individuals:

• Abas, king of Argos.
• Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. A Thracian by birth, Abas founded a tribe known as the Abantians or Abantes. Abas and his Abantian followers migrated to the island of Euboea, where he subsequently reigned as king. He was father of Canethus and Chalcodon, and through the latter grandfather of Elephenor, who is known to have accidentally killed him. In some accounts, Abas was also called the father of Dias, Arethusa, Alcon, Canthus (alternatively the son of Canethus and thus, his grandson).
• Abas, son of Metaneira who was changed by Demeter into a lizard, because he mocked the goddess when she had come on her wanderings into the house of his mother, and drank eagerly to quench her thirst. Other traditions relate the same story of a boy, Ascalabus, and call his mother Misme.
• Abas, an Argive seer, son of Melampus. He was the father of Coeranus, Idmon, and Lysimache.
• Abas, companion of Perseus who killed Pelates, the Cinyphian ally of Phineus, during the battle that broke out at the court of King Cepheus of Ethiopia for the hand of Andromeda.
• Abas, a Centaur who attended the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.
• Abas, defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes. He and his sons Cydon and Argus were killed in the battle.
• Abas, a Theban charioteer during the war of the Seven against Thebes. At the beginning of the battle, he is pierced by Pheres with a spear and left groaning for his life.
• Abas, son of the Trojan Eurydamas and brother of Polyidus; he fought in the Trojan War and was killed by Diomedes.
• Abas, servant of King Lycomedes on the island of Scyros. His job was to keep an eye on shipping traffic from the watchtower and to report directly to the king whether ships arrive at the port. When Odysseus came to the island with his ship to persuade Achilles, who was concealed as a girl, to take part in the War against Troy, the dutiful Abas was the first to report to the king that unknown sails were approaching the coast.
• Abas, another defender of Troy, was killed by Sthenelus.
• Abas, one of Diomedes's companions, whom Aphrodite turned into a swan.

In the Aeneid, the name Abas belongs to two companions of Aeneas:

In Greek mythology, Hippodamia, Hippodamea or Hippodameia (/ˌhɪpɒdəˈmaɪ.ə/; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια, "she who masters horses" derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") may refer to these female characters:

• Hippodamia, daughter of Oenomaus, and wife of Pelops.
• Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous and daughter of Atrax or Butes.
• Hippodamia, wife of Autonous and mother of Anthus.
• Hippodamia, daughter of Anicetus who consorted with Zeus.
• Hippodamia, name shared by two of the Danaïdes, daughters of King Danaus of Libya either by the hamadryads, Atlanteia or Phoebe. One of them married and killed her husband Istrus and the other Diocorystes. These princes were sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt and an Arabian woman. Either of these two Hippodamia became the mother of Olenus by Zeus.
• Hippodamia, also known as Laodamia or Deidamia, daughter of the hero Bellerophon and Philonoe, daughter of the Lycian king Iobates. She was said to mothered Sarpedon by the god Zeus.
• Hippodamia, also known as Alcimede or Cleobule, the mother of Phoenix by Amyntor, and possibly of Asydameia and Crantor.
• Hippodameia, wife of Alcathous (the son of Aesyetes) and daughter of Anchises.
• Hippodamia, possible name for the mother of Guneus by Ocytus.
• Hippodamia, an Athenian maiden who was one of the would-be sacrificial victims of Minotaur.
• Hippodameia, a.k.a. Briseis, the wife of a prince in Asia Minor at the time of the Trojan War

In Greek mythology, Deidamia (/ˌdeɪdəˈmaɪə/; Greek: Δηϊδάμεια, Deidameia) was the name referring to the following women:

• Deidamia, a Messenian princess as the daughter of King Perieres and the mother of Iphiclus, Althaea and Leda by King Thestius of Pleuron.
• Deidamia (daughter of Lycomedes), a princess and daughter of King Lycomedes. She was the lover of Achilles and by him the mother of Neoptolemus.
• Deidamia, a Lycian princess as the daughter of the hero Bellerophon and Philonoe, daughter of the Lycian king, Iobates. She married King Evander of Lycia, son of the elder Sarpedon (son of Zeus and Europa), and had by him a son, the younger Sarpedon. Under the name of Hippodamia or Laodamia she also is said to have coupled with either Zeus or Xanthus to bear Sarpedon.
• Deidamia, other name of Hippodamia, the bride of Pirithous who was abducted by the Centaurs.

Dryas (Ancient Greek: Δρύας, gen. Δρύαντος, from δρῦς "oak") is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including:

• Dryas, an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus. His mother was the naiad Caliadne and thus full brother of Eurylochus, Phantes, Peristhenes, Hermus, Potamon, Cisseus, Lixus, Imbrus, Bromius, Polyctor and Chthonius. In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, or Isaie, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre. Dryas suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. He married the Danaid Hecabe or Eurydice, daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo.
• Dryas, a Thracian prince as son of King Lycurgus, king of the Edoni in Thrace. He was killed when Lycurgus went insane and mistook him for a mature trunk of ivy, a plant holy to the god Dionysus, whose cult Lycurgus was attempting to extirpate.
• Dryas, father of the aforementioned Lycurgus, and thus grandfather of the above Dryas.
• Dryas, a leader of the Lapiths against the Centaurs, and a participant of the battle that began at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, where he killed the Centaur Rhoetus, who had killed his fellow Lapiths Corythus and Euagrus just before that. In Iliad 1, Nestor numbers Dryas among an earlier generation of heroes of his youth, "the strongest men that Earth has bred, the strongest men against the strongest enemies, a savage mountain-dwelling tribe [i. e. the Centaurs] whom they utterly destroyed", and call him "shepherd of the people". No trace of such an oral tradition, which Homer's listeners would have recognized in Nestor's allusion, survived in literary epic.
• Dryas, son of Ares or of Iapetus.
• Dryas the seer, father of Munichus.
• Dryas, one of the suitors of Pallene, daughter of Sithon. He was killed by Cleitus, who then went on to marry Pallene.
• Dryas, father of Amphilochus, the husband of Alcinoe.
• Dryas, son of Orion, a chieftain from Tanagra. He brought 1000 archers with him to defend Thebes in the Seven against Thebes. Ares made use of the fact that Dryas shared his father's hate of Artemis and her followers, and turned him against Parthenopaeus and his Arcadian contingent. Upon killing Parthenopaeus, Dryas was himself felled by an unknown hand.
• Dryas, a Greek warrior killed during the Trojan War by Deiphobus.