According to Greek mythology, Theseus was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens. Theseus pardoned Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, after he raided his cattle. Theseus asked only that Pirithous be his friend. He later invited Theseus to attend his marriage too Hippodamia. Among the guests were the centaurs, who had the bodies of horses but the torsos and heads of men. Becoming drunk at the feast, the Centaurs tried to kidnap Hippodamia. Theseus intervened, as shown here, and defeated the and centaurs, Theseus and Pirithous, Theseus, Pirithous, Centaurs, Lapiths, Hippodamia, wedding


According to Greek mythology, Theseus was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens. Theseus pardoned Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, after he raided his cattle. Theseus asked only that Pirithous be his friend. He later invited Theseus to attend his marriage too Hippodamia. Among the guests were the centaurs, who had the bodies of horses but the torsos and heads of men. Becoming drunk at the feast, the Centaurs tried to kidnap Hippodamia. Theseus intervened, as shown here, and defeated the and centaurs, Theseus and Pirithous, Theseus, Pirithous, Centaurs, Lapiths, Hippodamia, wedding Hippodamia, Aegeus, king of Athens, king of Lapiths, Greek myth, Greek legend, Greek mythology, Greek story, Greek folktale, Greek monsters, monster, ancient Greece, ancient Greek, Greek religion, myth, legend tale, folktale mythology


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