Eurytion (Thessalian Centaur)
Eurytion ( ancient Greek Εὐρυτίων Eurytíōn ) is a centaur of Greek mythology . He is said to be the son of Ixion and the Nephele .
In the literature, the fate of Eurytion is cited several times as a warning example. Homer, for example, had the suitor Antinous present the admonishing example of Eurytion to Odysseus in the Odyssey . As the only Centaur invited to the wedding of Peirithoos and Hippodameia, he grabs the bride intoxicated with wine. The Lapiths then cut off his nose and ears and dragged him to the door, where the other Centaurs find him, whereupon the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths begins.
In later accounts of the myth, the struggle begins during the wedding supper. In Ovid's Metamorphoses , Eurythion, intoxicated, overturns the table and seizes Hippodameias. The rest of the Centaurs then rob the other Lapithic women. The present Theseus confronts Eurythios, but the latter beats Theseus, Theseus throws a jug in his face, who kills Eurythios, whereupon the fight between the Centaurs and the Lapiths begins. After Pausanias the Kaineus rushes to the aid of Peirithoos .
literature
- René Bloch: Eurytion [1]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 4, Metzler, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-476-01474-6 , column 305.
- Konrad Seeliger : Eurytion [2] . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . tape 1 , Dept. 1: Aba - Evan. Teubner, Leipzig 1886, Sp. 1434 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Eurytion in the Theoi Project