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HIPPODAMIA OF THE LAPITHS (wife of Pirithous)

Figure of myth · mythical character, wife of Pirithous

Hippodamia of the Lapiths, wife of Pirithous, full-length portrait
Parents
Adrastus, Atrax, Butes, Bystus
Consorts
Pirithous
Children
Polypoetes
In the sources
10 ancient passages

Hippodameia, daughter of Butes, was the wife of Peirithous.1,2 She was described as nobly fond and fair.3

Peirithous courted her as his intended bride, while Alcathus, who also attempted to court her, was killed by Oenomaus.4,5 On the day Peirithous defeated the mountain savages, she bore their son, Polypoetes.6,1 Peirithous hosted a feast for centaurs who were related to Hippodamia.4

She was embraced by a hero from Phrygia.7 She died before Peirithous visited Theseus.1 Her memory was honored in a choral dance performed by the Sixteen Women, named after her.8

The codex facts behind this entry

Sources

  1. Diodorus 4.63
  2. Diodorus 4.70
  3. Aeneid 6.426
  4. Apollodorus, Epitome 1.21
  5. Pausanias 6.20.17
  6. Iliad 2 ΒΆ60
  7. Ovid, Heroides 16.259
  8. Pausanias 5.16.6
Written from the Mythos Codex, and every sentence checked against the facts it cites. From the Mythos Codex: 14 facts, each checked against the ancient passage it comes from. Updated 29 October 2026.

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