Eurytion the Centaur

Overview

Eurytion the Centaur is associated with the outbreak of violence at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia and the beginning of the Centauromachy.

Generation

Great Heroic Age

Symbols

Centaur, wedding feast, Centauromachy

Notes

Eurytion the Centaur is associated with the beginning of the Centauromachy.

He should be distinguished from other mythological figures also called Eurytion.

Eurytion attends the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia with the other Centaurs.

During the celebration the Centaurs become intoxicated.

In an important tradition Eurytion attempts to seize Hippodamia.

Other Centaurs join the violence and the Lapiths fight back.

The wedding feast consequently becomes the battlefield of the Centauromachy.

Eurytion therefore represents the moment when hospitality collapses into open conflict.