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Centauromachy
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Lapiths.
Centauromachy
In the Centauromachy ('Battle with Centaurs'), the Lapiths battle with the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous. The Centaurs had been invited, but, unused to wine, their wild nature came to the fore. When the bride, Hippodamia, was presented to greet the guests, the centaur Eurytion, described as "The wildest of the centaurs", leapt up and attempted to abduct her. All the other centaurs were up in a moment, attempting to carry off the Greek women. In the battle that ensued, Theseus came to the Lapiths' aid. They cut off Eurytion's ears and nose and threw him out. After the battle the defeated centaurs were expelled from Thessaly to the northwest.