Λαπίθης

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In Greek mythology, Lapithes (Ancient Greek: Λαπίθης) may refer to the following figures:

1. Lapithes, son of Apollo and Stilbe. He and his full brother Centaurus were believed to have given their names to the legendary races of Lapiths and Centaurs respectively. Lapithes settled on the banks of River Peneus and married Orsinome, daughter of Eurynomus, by whom he became the father of Phorbas, Periphas, Triopas (possibly) and Diomede.
2. Lapithes, son of Aeolus (son of Hippotes) and father of Lesbus, who married Methymna, daughter of Macareus, and gave his name to the island of Lesbos.

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Ο Λαπίθης ήταν πρόσωπο της ελληνικής μυθολογίας. Ο Λαπίθης ήταν επώνυμος, γενάρχης και 1ος μυθικός βασιλιάς των Λαπίθων αρχαίου ελληνικού φύλλου της Θεσσαλίας. Ήταν γιος της Στίλβης και του Απόλλωνα, ανηψιός του Υψέα, εγγονός του Πηνειού , επώνυμου του ποταμού, και της νύμφης Κρέουσας, αδελφός του ήταν ο Κένταυρος. Ήταν πατέρας της Διομήδης συζύγου του Αμύκλα και των Αυγεία και Άκτωρα .