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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47726" /> == | |||
<p> (Λαπίθαι ), in mythical geography, a people of Thessaly, chiefly known to us from their fabled contests with the Centaurs. The battle between the Centaurs and the [[Lapithae]] has been minutely described by [[Hesiod]] and Ovid. — [[Brande]] and Cox. 2:317. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75908" /> == | |||
<p> A race inhabiting the mountains of Thessaly; subject to Perithous, who, on the occasion of his marriage with Hippodamia, invited his kinsfolk the Centaurs to the feast, but these, under intoxication from the wine, attempting to carry off the bride and other women, were set on by the [[Lapithæ]] and, after a bloody struggle, overpowered. </p> | <p> A race inhabiting the mountains of Thessaly; subject to Perithous, who, on the occasion of his marriage with Hippodamia, invited his kinsfolk the Centaurs to the feast, but these, under intoxication from the wine, attempting to carry off the bride and other women, were set on by the [[Lapithæ]] and, after a bloody struggle, overpowered. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_47726"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/lapithae Lapithæ from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_75908"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lapithæ Lapithæ from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75908"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/lapithæ Lapithæ from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:18, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(Λαπίθαι ), in mythical geography, a people of Thessaly, chiefly known to us from their fabled contests with the Centaurs. The battle between the Centaurs and the Lapithae has been minutely described by Hesiod and Ovid. — Brande and Cox. 2:317.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A race inhabiting the mountains of Thessaly; subject to Perithous, who, on the occasion of his marriage with Hippodamia, invited his kinsfolk the Centaurs to the feast, but these, under intoxication from the wine, attempting to carry off the bride and other women, were set on by the Lapithæ and, after a bloody struggle, overpowered.
