Cæneus

First appears: Book 5 · Chapter 10

Life events

• At Pirithous’s marriage, Eurytion abducted his wife and defenders attacked the Centaurs.(Book 5 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Olympia)
  • With: Pirithous Eurytion Theseus
  • “the fight between the Lapithæ and the Centaurs at the marriage of Pirithous. Pirithous is in the centre, and on one side of him is Eurytion trying to carry off Pirithous’ wife and Cæneus coming to the rescue, and on the other side Theseus laying about among the Centaurs with his battle-axe”

Book 5 · Chapter 10

• with Eurytion (Cæneus comes to the rescue during Eurytion's attempted abduction.) “Eurytion trying to carry off Pirithous’ wife and Cæneus coming to the rescue”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.