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πŸ‘₯ the Centaurs

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id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321483">🎨 Cult Statue of Athena Promachos on the Acropolis, Athens, by Pheidas (LIMC Athena 145)</span></span><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;11352_11312037&quot;,&quot;11354_11311879&quot;,&quot;11356_11309899&quot;,&quot;11409_11328644&quot;,&quot;6580_9605463&quot;,&quot;11357_11311878&quot;,&quot;7140_10801386&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_8316567&quot;,&quot;11355_11306417&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;]"><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11312037" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11312037">🎨 West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Alcamenes (LIMC Apollon 914)</span></span><span title="Pausanias&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;" 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data-object_id="11321758" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321758">🎨 Painting of a Family of Centaurs by Zeuxis (Not Extant)</span></span><span title="Pliny, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Natural History&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;11352_11321469&quot;,&quot;11354_11312084&quot;,&quot;11356_11309900&quot;,&quot;11409_11328644&quot;,&quot;6580_8188815&quot;,&quot;7140_11328051&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11328050&quot;,&quot;11355_11306424&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;]"><span class="a type-11352" data-type_id="11352" data-object_id="11321469" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-11352_11321469">🎨 Cult Statue of Athena Parthenos, Athens, by Pheidias (LIMC Aigeus 43)</span></span></div>
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    half-horse half-human beings
    LIMC headword
    Kentauroi et Kentaurides
    Gender
    Undefined
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid form
    Death
    Death is narrated
    In the historical period
    Preserved as a relic
    Children of
    πŸ‘€ Centauros son of IxionπŸ‘₯ the Magnesian Mares mothers of the Centaurs in some accountsπŸ‘€ Ixion (Lapith) suffers eternal punishment for trying to rape HeraπŸ‘€ Nephele (m. of Centauros) a cloud, mother of Centauros
    Descendant of
    πŸ‘€ Centauros son of Ixion
    Conceived at
    🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly
    Kills
    πŸ‘€ Caineus Lapith, Argonaut, originally Cainis
    Dies at
    🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in Laconia
    Killed by
    πŸ‘₯ the Sirens encountered by OdysseusπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Buried at
    πŸ›οΈ the Tomb of the Centaurs (Mt Taphiasos)
    Survives as a relic at
    🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Rome (Italy) city in Italy
    Includes
    πŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Pholos (centaur I) centaur killed accidentally by Heracles' arrowsπŸ‘€ Anchios centaurπŸ‘€ Agrios (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Elatos (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Nessos centaurπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Arcadian centaur) centaur slain by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Rhoicos (centaur)πŸ‘€ Hylaios (centaur I) centaur killed by AtalanteπŸ‘€ Oreios (centaur) centaur, fights HeraclesπŸ‘€ Pylenor CentaurπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Thessalian centaur) centaur fought by PeirithousπŸ‘€ Petraios centaurπŸ‘€ Astylos centaurπŸ‘€ Arctos centaurπŸ‘€ Oureios centaurπŸ‘€ Mimas (centaur)πŸ‘€ Perimedes (centaur)πŸ‘€ Dryalos centaurπŸ‘€ Peuceus centaurπŸ‘€ Daphnis (centaur)πŸ‘€ Argeios (centaur)πŸ‘€ Amphion (centaur)πŸ‘€ Hippotion (centaur)πŸ‘€ Isoples (centaur)πŸ‘€ Melanchaites (centaur) centaur depicted on the Francois VaseπŸ‘€ Thereus centaurπŸ‘€ Doupon centaurπŸ‘€ Phrixos (centaur)πŸ‘€ Homados (centaur)πŸ‘€ Oroibios centaurπŸ‘€ Therandros centaurπŸ‘€ Pyrrhos (centaur) killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Hasbolos Centaur who kills CaineusπŸ‘€ Rhoetus (centaur) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Pholos (centaur II) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Hylaios (centaur II) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Amycus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Gryneus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Ophion (f. of Amycus) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Orneus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycabas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Medon (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Thaumas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pisenor (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Mermerus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Melaneus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Abas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Eurynomus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycidas centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Areos centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Imbreus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Crenaeus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Chromis (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Helops centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Dictys (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phorbas (centaur) centaur in OvidπŸ‘€ Aphareus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Bienor (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Nedymnus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycopes centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hippasus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Ripheus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Demoleon (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hyles centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phlegraeus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Iphinous centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Clanis (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Dorylas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Cyllarus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hylonome centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phaeocomes centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Chthonius (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Teleboas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pyraethus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Echeclos (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Erigdupus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hodites (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Styphelus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Bromus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Antimachus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Elymus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pyracmos centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Latreus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Monychus centaur mentioned in Ovid
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Theseus Athenian heroπŸ‘€ Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of TheseusπŸ‘€ Hippodameia (w. of Peirithous) fiancee or wife of PeirithousπŸ‘€ Caineus Lapith, Argonaut, originally CainisπŸ‘₯ the Lapiths attacked by Centaurs group that fought the centaurs at the wedding of Peirithous⏳ the Wedding of Peirithous and Hippodameia at which the Lapiths and the Centaurs fightπŸ‘€ Cheiron (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Agrios (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Anchios centaurπŸ‘€ Elatos (centaur) centaurπŸ‘€ Pholos (centaur I) centaur killed accidentally by Heracles' arrowsπŸ‘€ Nessos centaurπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Arcadian centaur) centaur slain by Heracles🌍 Cape Malea (Laconia) promontory in LaconiaπŸ‘€ Poseidon Olympian godπŸ‘€ Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Eleusis (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘€ Hylaios (centaur I) centaur killed by AtalanteπŸ‘€ Rhoicos (centaur)πŸ‘€ Acastos (s. of Pelias) son of Pelias, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Peleus son of Aiacos, father of Achilles🌍 Mount Pelion (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🏺 the Sword of Hephaistos possessed by Neoptolemos, Achilles, and PeleusπŸ‘€ Polyphemos (Argonaut) son of Elatos, Lapith, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Exadius LapithπŸ‘€ Dryas (Lapith) Lapith🌍 Aithicia (Thessaly) city in ThessalyπŸ‘₯ the Sirens encountered by OdysseusπŸ‘€ Oreios (centaur) centaur, fights HeraclesπŸ›οΈ the Cave of Pholos (Mt Pholoe) on Mount PholoeπŸ‘€ Pylenor CentaurπŸ‘€ Eurytion (Thessalian centaur) centaur fought by Peirithous🏺 the Bow of Heracles weapon of Heracles, later given to Philoctetes🌍 Lapithe (Thessaly) city or region associated with LapithsπŸ‘€ Phaleros (Argonaut) eponym of Phaleron, Argonaut from AthensπŸ‘€ Mopsos (Argonaut) son of Ampyx, ArgonautπŸ‘€ Prolochos LapithπŸ‘€ Petraios centaurπŸ‘€ Astylos centaurπŸ‘€ Arctos centaurπŸ‘€ Oureios centaurπŸ‘€ Mimas (centaur)πŸ‘€ Perimedes (centaur)πŸ‘€ Dryalos centaurπŸ‘€ Hopleus (Lapith)🏺 the Shield of HeraclesπŸ‘€ Peuceus centaur🌍 Mount Pholoe (Arcadia) mountain in ArcadiaπŸ‘€ Ixion (Lapith) suffers eternal punishment for trying to rape Hera🌍 Larissa (Thessaly) city in ThessalyπŸ‘€ Eurystheus assigns Heracles his laborsπŸ‘₯ the Mares of Diomedes man-eating horsesπŸ‘₯ the Stymphalian Birds Heracles' opponentsπŸ‘€ the Hydra killed by HeraclesπŸ‘€ Nephele (m. of Centauros) a cloud, mother of Centauros🌍 Arcadia region in the PeloponneseπŸ‘€ Centauros son of IxionπŸ‘₯ the Magnesian Mares mothers of the Centaurs in some accountsπŸ‘€ Zeus (Olympian) Olympian godπŸ‘€ Polypoites (Thessalian) son of Peirithous, leader of the Argissa contingent at TroyπŸ‘€ Daphnis (centaur)πŸ‘€ Argeios (centaur)πŸ‘€ Amphion (centaur)πŸ‘€ Hippotion (centaur)πŸ‘€ Isoples (centaur)πŸ‘€ Melanchaites (centaur) centaur depicted on the Francois VaseπŸ‘€ Thereus centaurπŸ‘€ Doupon centaurπŸ‘€ Phrixos (centaur)πŸ‘€ Homados (centaur)πŸ‘€ Demeter Olympian goddessπŸ‘€ Hera Olympian goddess🌍 Thessaly region in northern Greece🌍 Malea (Arcadia) city in ArcadiaπŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights Erechtheus🌍 Mount Pindos (Thessaly) mountain in Thessaly🏺 the Poisoned Arrows of Heracles created from the Hydra's blood🌍 River Anigros (Elis) river in Elis🌍 Athens (Attica) city in AtticaπŸ‘€ Antimachos (Lapith) Lapith and Calydonian Boar Hunter on the Francois VaseπŸ‘€ Hasbolos Centaur who kills CaineusπŸ‘€ Pyrrhos (centaur) killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Therandros centaurπŸ‘€ Oroibios centaurπŸ‘€ Apollo Olympian godπŸ‘€ Pholos (centaur II) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Rhoetus (centaur) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ Hylaios (centaur II) centaur killed in the fight with the LapithsπŸ‘€ the Chimaira fire-breathing monsterπŸ‘₯ the GorgonsπŸ‘€ Ares Olympian godπŸ‘₯ the GiantsπŸ‘€ Crantor Dolopian, sent to Peleus to serve as arms bearerπŸ‘€ Amycus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Ophion (f. of Amycus) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Gryneus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Orneus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycabas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Medon (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Thaumas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pisenor (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Mermerus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Melaneus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Abas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Eurynomus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycidas centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Areos centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Imbreus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Crenaeus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Chromis (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Helops centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Dictys (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phorbas (centaur) centaur in OvidπŸ‘€ Aphareus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Bienor (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Nedymnus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Lycopes centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hippasus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Ripheus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Demoleon (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hyles centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phlegraeus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Iphinous centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Clanis (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Dorylas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Cyllarus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hylonome centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Phaeocomes centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Chthonius (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Teleboas (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pyraethus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Echeclos (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Erigdupus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Hodites (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Styphelus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Bromus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Antimachus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Elymus (centaur) centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Pyracmos centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Latreus centaur mentioned in OvidπŸ‘€ Monychus centaur mentioned in Ovid🌍 Mount Othrys (Thessaly) mountain in ThessalyπŸ‘€ Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by ZeusπŸ‘₯ the Muses personifications of poetry and musicπŸ‘₯ the Nereids daughters of NereusπŸ‘€ Thetis Nereid, mother of AchillesπŸ‘₯ the Olympian Gods⏳ the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis held in Thessaly, with the gods in attendance🌍 River Peneios (Thessaly) river in Thessaly🌍 Egypt region in North Africa🌍 Rome (Italy) city in ItalyπŸ‘€ Eumolpos (Eleusinian) establishes rites at EleusisπŸ›οΈ the Tomb of the Centaurs (Mt Taphiasos)
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    πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.21-1.22πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.21πŸ“– Apollodoros, Epitome 1.22πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 1.2.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.4πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.9.2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 3.13.3πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 1.260-1.272πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.738-2.747πŸ“– Lycophron, Alexandra 662-711πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.16πŸ“– Pausanias 1.17.2πŸ“– Pausanias 3.18.10πŸ“– Pausanias 1.28.2πŸ“– Pausanias 5.5.8-5.5.10πŸ“– Pausanias 5.10.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.19.7-5.19.10πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 29.3πŸ“– Plutarch, Theseus 30.3-30.5πŸ“– Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 178-190πŸ“– Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 150 MostπŸ“– Peisandros, Heracleia fr. 9 WestπŸ“– Heracleitos, On Unbelievable Stories 5πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 1πŸ“– Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 10πŸ“– Lucian, Zeus Rants 21πŸ“– Lucian, Symposium, or the Lapiths 45πŸ“– Lucian, A True Story 1.16-1.18πŸ“– Lucian, The Double Indictment 33πŸ“– Lucian, The Dance 48πŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 2 21-48πŸ“– Pindar, Nemean 3 43-63πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.264πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.268πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 2.740πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.8.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.12.3-4.12.8πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.14.1-4.14.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.36.1-4.36.5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.33.1-4.33.4πŸ“– Pindar fr. 128f Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pindar fr. 166 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.69.1-4.69.5πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 4.70.1-4.70.4πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 8.368πŸ“– Strabo 9.5.10-9.5.14πŸ“– Strabo 9.5.19-9.5.20πŸ“– Strabo 8.3.19πŸ“– D-Scholia, Iliad 1.263πŸ“– Lucian, The Runaways 10πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 1.4πŸ“– Ovid, Amores 2.12πŸ“– Lucian, Zeuxis or Antiochus 3-7πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 2.454-2.458πŸ“– Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 11.3-11.4 MacLeodπŸ“– Lucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the Sects 72πŸ“– Lucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words" 5πŸ“– Callimachus, Epigram 61 PfeifferπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.146-12.244πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.245-12.289πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.290-12.340πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.341-12.392πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.393-12.458πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.459-12.535πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.654-14.697πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 15.270-15.306πŸ“– Euripides, Andromache 766-801πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 695-741πŸ“– Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 1041-1109πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.98-9.158πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.159-9.272πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.536-12.579πŸ“– Servius, Scholia on Georgics 3.115πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.202πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 7.35πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 36.18-36.19πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 25.32 = 25.12.1-25.13.1πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 25.66 = 25.30.1πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 2πŸ“– Apollodoros, Library 2.5.12πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 9πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 17πŸ“– Plutarch, Comparison of Theseus and Romulus 1.3-1.5πŸ“– Bacchylides fr. 64πŸ“– Bacchylides fr. 66
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, EpitomeApollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasPlutarch, TheseusHesiod, Shield of HeraclesHesiod, EhoiaiPeisandros, HeracleiaHeracleitos, On Unbelievable StoriesPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Zeus RantsLucian, Symposium, or the LapithsLucian, A True StoryLucian, The Double IndictmentLucian, The DancePindar, Pythian 2Pindar, Nemean 3D-Scholia, IliadDiodoros, LibraryPindarStraboLucian, The RunawaysOvid, AmoresLucian, Zeuxis or AntiochusVergil, GeorgicsLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Hermotimos, or Concerning the SectsLucian, To One Who Said, "You're a Prometheus in Words"Callimachus, EpigramOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, AndromacheEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisServius, Scholia on GeorgicsPliny, Natural HistoryOvid, HeroidesPlutarch, Comparison of Theseus and RomulusBacchylides
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    HerodorosApollonios, ArgonauticaHomer, IliadVergil, GeorgicsClaudius
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Herodoros fr. 26 FowlerπŸ“– Herodoros fr. 27 FowlerπŸ“– Apollonios, Argonautica 1.57-1.64πŸ“– Homer, Iliad 2.738-2.747πŸ“– Vergil, Georgics 3.95-3.122πŸ“– Claudius unnumbered fragment
    Depictions
    🎨 Attic Black-Figure Krater by Cleitias (Florence 4209; Beazley 300000; LIMC Antenor I 2)🎨 West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Alcamenes (LIMC Apollon 914)🎨 Attic Red-Figure Pelike (CAMU Ξ” 245)🎨 Boiotian Black-Figure Kantharos (CAMU Ξ” 430)🎨 Fragment of Terracotta Relief Pithos (CAMU Ξ” 848)🎨 Boiotian Black-Figure Kylix (CAMU Ξ” 932)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Tyrrhenian Neck Amphora attributed to the Kyllenios Painter (JECM GV59; Beazley 350271; LIMC Eurytion II 50)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Lip Cup attributed to the Centaur Painter (Logie 52.57; Beazley 350753; LIMC Kentauroi et Kentaurides 170)🎨 Attic Black-Figure Belly Amphora attributed to the Swing Painter (Logie 41.57; Beazley 340567; LIMC Kaineus 68)🎨 Wall Paintings from House of Menander / Casa del Menandro I 10, 4, Pompeii (PALP r1-i10-p4-space-11)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Fauno VI 12, 2, Pompeii (PALP r6-i12-p2-space-37)🎨 Attic Black-Figure White-Ground Oinochoe attributed to the Group of the Athena Painter (Otago E29.7; Beazley 330779)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di M. Gavius Rufus VII 2, 16-17, Pompeii (MANN 9043, 9044, 9449; PALP r7-i2-p16-space-o)🎨 Boiotian Red-Figure Calyx Krater (NAM 1365)🎨 Silver Drinking Cup from Pompeii (SAM 515)🎨 Painted marble panel from Herculaneum (MANN 9560)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di L. Aelius Magnus VIII 2, 21, Pompeii (PALP r8-i2-p21)🎨 Fragment of Attic Black-Figure Amphora (MUHM MU3234)🏺 the Shield of Heracles
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Wall Painting of Theseus, Centaurs and the Lapiths in the Sanctuary of Theseus, Athens (LIMC Kentauroi et Kentaurides 199)🎨 Sculptured Images on the Throne of Apollo at Amyclai (LIMC Acheloos 219)🎨 Cult Statue of Athena Promachos on the Acropolis, Athens, by Pheidas (LIMC Athena 145)🎨 West Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Alcamenes (LIMC Apollon 914)🎨 Wooden Chest of Cypselos (LIMC Achilleus 205)🎨 Painting of a Family of Centaurs by Zeuxis (Not Extant)🎨 Cult Statue of Athena Parthenos, Athens, by Pheidias (LIMC Aigeus 43)
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