. edon, is calledLaomedontiades; and the Trojans, as the sub-jects of Laomedon, are called Laomedontiadae.—2. Of Mytilene, was one of Alexandersgenerals, and after the kings death ( 323),obtained the government of Syria. He wasafterwards defeated by Nicanor, the general of LAPETHUS Ptolemy, and deprived of Syria. (Arrian, 6; Diod. xviii. 39.) Lapethus or Lapathus !Aa7rij0os, Adirados :Aa7T7)9(Oi, AoTTTjfleuj: Lapitho or Lapta), animportant town on the N. coast of Cyprus, on ariver of the same name, E. of the Prom. Crom-myo
. edon, is calledLaomedontiades; and the Trojans, as the sub-jects of Laomedon, are called Laomedontiadae.—2. Of Mytilene, was one of Alexandersgenerals, and after the kings death ( 323),obtained the government of Syria. He wasafterwards defeated by Nicanor, the general of LAPETHUS Ptolemy, and deprived of Syria. (Arrian, 6; Diod. xviii. 39.) Lapethus or Lapathus !Aa7rij0os, Adirados :Aa7T7)9(Oi, AoTTTjfleuj: Lapitho or Lapta), animportant town on the N. coast of Cyprus, on ariver of the same name, E. of the Prom. Crom-myon (Strab. p. 682 ; Ptol. v. 14, 4 ; Plin. v. 130). Laphria, a surname of Artemis. [See , a.] Laphystlus (Awpvartos), a mountain inBoeotia, between Coronea and Orchomenus, onwhich was a temple of Zeus Laphystius (Pans,i. 24, 2, ix. 34, 5).Lapidei Campi. [Campi Lapidei.]Lapithae (AomScti), an ancient race, with amythical ancestor Lapithes, son of Apollo(Diod. iv. 69), dwelling in Thessaly, in the lowervalley of the Peneus, who are described as LAKES 473. Lapitha and Cont:iur. From a painting on marble at Herculitnium being akin to the Pelasgians— they were pre-historic inhabitants of that district. In theIliad they are mentioned only as a warlike raceamong the combatants defending the Greekwall, and one of their leaders is named Piri-thous (II. xii. 128,181). In the Odysney thereis mention of their fight with the Centaurs,who had gone to the house of Pirithous, the !king of the Lapithae (xxi. 2951, and this becamethe most famous part of their legendary his-tory. According to the full development of thestory, the Lapithae were governed by Pirithous,who, being a son of Ixion, was a half-brother ofthe Centaurs. The Centaurs, therefore, de- imanded their share in their fathers kingdom, and a war arose between them, which was atlength terminated by a peace. But whenPirithous married Hippodamia, and invited theCentaurs to the marriage feast, tlx- latter, firedby wine and u
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