Lapiths

thumb|upright=1.2|Pirithous and Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous)|Hippodamia receiving the centaurs at his wedding. Antique fresco from Pompeii. thumb|"Pirithous' Kampf um Helena" by Joseph Echteler and [[Richard Brend'amour]]

thumb|250x250px|Metope from the Elgin Marbles depicting a [[centaur and a Lapith fighting]] The Lapiths (; , Lapithai, sing. ) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion. They were believed to have descended from the mythical Lapithes, brother of Centaurus, with the two heroes giving their names to the races of the Lapiths and the centaurs respectively. The Lapiths are best known for their involvement in the Centauromachy (), a mythical fight that broke out between them and the centaurs during Pirithous and

nymph, mother of Aristaeus by Apollo

thumb|250px|Two Centaurs pound Caeneus into the ground with tree trunks; bronze relief from Olympia, Archaeological Museum of Olympia BE 11a (mid–late seventh century BC) In Greek mythology, Caeneus () was a Lapith hero, ruler of Thessaly, and the father of the Argonaut Coronus. Caeneus was born a girl, Caenis (), the daughter of Elatus, but after Poseidon had sex with Caenis, she was transformed by him into an invulnerable man. Caeneus participated in the Centauromachy, where he met his demise at the hands of the Centaurs by being pounded into the ground while still alive.

thumb|Phlegias with Dante Alighieri|Dante and [[Virgil, stained glass in Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan]]

seer in Greek mythology, son of Ampyx

In Greek mythology, Themisto (; ) was a Thessalian princess as the daughter of King Hypseus of Lapiths and the naiad Chlidanope. Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word: "θεμιστος" which means "belonging to the law", or "belonging to the customs".

In Greek mythology, the name Hypseus (; ) may refer to:

In Greek mythology, Ischys () was the son of Elatus.

mythical Greek hero

Son of Apollon

There were several figures named Elatus or Élatos (Ancient Greek: Ἔλατος means "ductile") in Greek mythology.

set of Greek mythical characters

Periphas (; Ancient Greek: Περίφᾱς Períphās means 'conspicuousness') in Greek mythology may refer to:

Antion (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίων), in Greek mythology, was the eldest son of Periphas and Astyaguia (daughter of Hypseus), who were distantly related. According to legend, he was the great-grandson of Apollo, his paternal grandfather being Lapithus, the son of Apollo and Stilbe and patriot of the Lapith people.

Diomede (; Ancient Greek: Διομήδη Diomēdē) is the name of four women in Greek mythology:

Corythus is the name of six mortal men in Greek mythology.