wedding feast of Pirithous
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The wedding feast of Pirithous is a famous event in Greek mythology where a battle erupted between the Lapiths and the centaurs after the latter attempted to abduct the bride and other women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| wedding feast of Pirithous canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in Greek mythology
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mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
civilization versus barbarism
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marriage disrupted by violence ⓘ order versus chaos ⓘ violation of xenia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Classical Greek sculpture
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Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| describedAs | wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eurytion the centaur
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Hippodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pirithous NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Centaurs
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Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempted abduction of Hippodamia by centaurs
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drunken violence of the centaurs ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
affirmation of Lapith superiority
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defeat of many centaurs ⓘ separation of centaurs from human society ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Thessaly
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land of the Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
attempted bride abduction
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drunken guests at a wedding ⓘ heroic intervention at a feast ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Centaurs
NERFINISHED
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Hippodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ Pirithous NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | banquet hall of Pirithous ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | marriage of Pirithous and Hippodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralInterpretation |
condemnation of sexual violence
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warning against lack of self-control ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
example of the dangers of hubris and excess
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origin of the Lapith–centaur conflict ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Lapith warriors
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Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Theseus myths
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myth of the Lapiths ⓘ myth of the centaurs ⓘ |
| relatedWork | centauromachy on the Parthenon metopes ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
battle between Lapiths and centaurs
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centauromachy ⓘ |
| timeInMythicCycle | age of heroes ⓘ |
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