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Caeneus
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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11 sectionsContents
- Family
- Mythology
- Transformation
- Kingship
- Centauromachy
- Iconography
- In the ''Metamorphoses''
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
== Family == Caeneus's father was the Lapith king Elatus, from Gyrton in Thessaly. Caeneus's son was the Argonaut Coronus, who was killed by Heracles while leading a war against the Dorians and their king Aegimius. According to the mythographer Hyginus, Caeneus's mother was Hippea—the daughter of a Thessalian from Larissa named Antippus—and his brothers were Ischys and the Argonaut Polyphemus. Hyginus also states that, in addition to Coronus, Caeneus had two other sons: Phocus and Priasus, who were also Argonauts. According to Antoninus Liberalis, his father was Atrax, rather than Elatus.