Hippodamia
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Hippodamia is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the bride of Pirithous whose wedding feast sparked the famous battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hippodamia canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Deidameia (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Centaurs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ Pirithous’s friendship with Theseus ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lapith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Centauromachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasFather |
Adrastus
NERFINISHED
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Atrax NERFINISHED ⓘ Butes NERFINISHED ⓘ Oenomaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHusband | Pirithous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Hippodameia’s mother is variously given in different traditions ⓘ |
| hasMythType | heroine ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “she who masters horses” ⓘ |
| knownFor |
marriage to Pirithous
ⓘ
wedding feast that sparked the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca historica NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias’s Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation | Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
battle between Lapiths and Centaurs
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wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | bride whose wedding triggers the Centauromachy ⓘ |
| spouse | Pirithous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| victimOf | attempted abduction by Centaurs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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