person
Pirithous
King of the Lapiths and inseparable friend of Theseus; their journey to the underworld keeps Theseus away.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §1.24 Pirithous
Friend of Theseus; Phaedra was chaste toward him—another loyal-friendship exemplum.
- The Heroides §4 Pirithous
King of the Lapiths and Theseus's inseparable friend; their adventure keeps Theseus from home.
- Letters from the Black Sea §2.3 escorted Pirithous
Pirithous, the Lapith friend of Theseus, whom Theseus accompanied even to the realm of the dead in their attempt to carry off Proserpina.
- Metamorphoses §8.205 Pirithous
Pirithous the Lapith, son of Ixion, inseparable companion of Theseus.
- Metamorphoses §12.363 Pirithous
Son of Ixion, king of the Lapiths, whose wedding-feast erupts into the battle; friend of Theseus.
- Sorrows §1.5 Pirithous
The friend for whom Theseus braved the underworld; named with the great pairs of loyal friends.