Cyllarus (
Ancient Greek: Κύλλαρος) was a
centaur
A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being ...
in
Greek mythology.
Mythology
The below is mentioned in
Ovid's ''
Metamorphoses'',
He was handsome and valiant, and dearly loved his centaur wife
Hylonome
Hylonome (; from ) was a female centaur in Greek mythology.
Mythology
Hylonome was present at the battle against the Lapiths, where she lost her husband, the centaur Cyllarus, whom she loved very much. Heartbroken, she then took her own life ...
. He participated in the battle against the Lapiths and was fatally wounded by a spear. His assailant was unknown. He died in the arms of his beloved wife, who then joined him by impaling herself on the same spear.
See also
*
List of Greek mythological figures
Note
Centaurs
Metamorphoses characters
Reference
*
Publius Ovidius Naso, ''
Metamorphoses'' translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.* Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses.'' Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892
Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library
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