Caeneus
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Caeneus is a figure from Greek mythology who was originally a woman named Caenis, transformed into an invulnerable male warrior and famed member of the Lapiths.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caenis | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero of Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal woman in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| ability | invulnerable to weapons ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Pirithous
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
rape and divine recompense
ⓘ
transgender identity in myth ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Caenis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | crushed by piled rocks and trees ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lapith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateAfterDeath | sometimes said to become a bird ⓘ |
| father | Elatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerGender | female ⓘ |
| foughtIn | battle between Lapiths and Centaurs ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killedBy | Centaur pile-on with rocks and trees ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lapiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hippea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Centauromachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
invulnerability
ⓘ
membership in the Lapiths ⓘ sex change ⓘ |
| opponents | Centaurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Elatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hippea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
champion of the Lapiths
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| symbolism |
gender transformation
ⓘ
invulnerability and hubris ⓘ |
| timeOfMyth | age of heroes ⓘ |
| transformationCause | wish granted by Poseidon ⓘ |
| transformedFrom | Caenis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | Caeneus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponVulnerabilityException | not vulnerable to piercing weapons ⓘ |
| wish |
to be made invulnerable
ⓘ
to be transformed into a man ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.