Lapiths And Centaurs Flashcards

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1
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Who where the Lapiths ?

A

A tribe of men that lived in Thessaly

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Who where the Lapiths originally ruled by ?

A

Ixion

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What is the story between Ixion and the gods ?

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Zeus invited Ixion to Olympus where he took a liking to Hera
Ixion was fooled by Zeus who made an image of Hera out of clouds
He slept with the cloud and in the next rain fall created centaurs

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Who where the centaurs ?

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Children of the Lapith King

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What where the centaurs like ?

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Savage beings that lived in caves, hunted wild food and fought with rocks making them very different to the more civilised Lapiths

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Being wild creatures, what might the centaurs of been like ?

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Unskilled in the art of men such as crafts, hospitality and religion

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