They were set by Zeus to guard the infant Dionysus, protecting him from the machinations of Hera but the enraged goddess transformed them into ox-horned centaurs. Lamian centaurs or Lamian Pheres, twelve rustic spirits of the Lamos river.Cyprian centaurs, bull-horned centaurs native to the island of Cyprus.Rhoetus, a centaur who fought and killed at the Centauromachy.Rhaecus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta, who Atalanta then killed.Pholus, a wise centaur and friend of Heracles.Perimedes, one of the centaurs who fought at the Centauromachy.Nessus, famous centaur, killed by Heracles.Hylonome, a Centauride, wife of Cyllarus.Hylaeus, a centaur who tried to rape Atalanta.Eurytus, a centaur present at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, who caused the conflict between the Lapiths and the centaurs by trying to carry the bride off. ![]()
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