Lapiths

In Greek mythology, the Lapiths were a legendary people, whose home was in Thessaly on the mountain Pelion. Like the Myrmidons and other Thessalian tribes, the Lapiths were pre-Hellenic in their origins. The genealogies make them a kindred people with the Centaurs: in one version, Lapithes and Centaurus were said to be twin sons of the god Apollo and the nymph Stilbe, daughter of the river god Peneus. Lapithes was a valiant warrior, but Centaurus was a deformed being who later mated with mares, from whom the half-man, half-horse Centaurs sprang. Lapithes was the eponymous ancestor of the Lapith people, and his descendants include Lapith warriors and kings, such as Ixion, Pirithous, Caeneus, and Coronus, and the seers Idmon and Mopsus.
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[Greek heroic] A fierce people of Thessaly, known for the battle with the Centaurs on the wedding of their king Pirithous. During that occasion, the Centaurs attempted to abduct the bride. The ensuing battle resulted in the complete destruction of the Centaurs. The battle of the Centaurs and the Lapiths was a subject that was used repeatedly in ancient art. A fresco in Pompeii depicts the Pirithous receiving the Centaurs; a famous François vase depicts the Lapiths, armed with lances, fighting against the Centaurs, who defend themselves with rocks and branches; of the sculptures that depict the battle, the most famous are those on the west wing of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia, and the metopes of the Parthenon.