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词汇 Lapith
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Definition of Lapith in English:

Lapith

noun ˈlapɪθˈlapəTH
Greek Mythology
  • A member of a Thessalian people who fought and defeated the centaurs.

    〔希腊神话〕拉庇泰人(击败半人马怪的色萨利族成员)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, got married, the Centaurs came to take his wife away and there was a terrible battle.
    • A bearded Lapith plunges the very long head of his thrusting-spear into the breast of a Centaur who defends himself with a rock.
    • Such references invited the athletes to see themselves in the heroic Lapiths.
    • In the 5th century political symbolism was couched in mythological terms, and the battles of gods and giants, Greeks and Amazons or Trojans, and Lapiths and centaurs stood for the historical battles of the Persian Wars.
    • Although the Lapith women do not seek husbands, they are assaulted by the Centaurs at a wedding and are defended by the heroic, athletic Lapiths, overseen by the god Apollo.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek Lapithai (plural).

Definition of Lapith in US English:

Lapith

nounˈlapəTH
Greek Mythology
  • A member of a Thessalian people who fought and defeated the centaurs.

    〔希腊神话〕拉庇泰人(击败半人马怪的色萨利族成员)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such references invited the athletes to see themselves in the heroic Lapiths.
    • A bearded Lapith plunges the very long head of his thrusting-spear into the breast of a Centaur who defends himself with a rock.
    • Although the Lapith women do not seek husbands, they are assaulted by the Centaurs at a wedding and are defended by the heroic, athletic Lapiths, overseen by the god Apollo.
    • When Pirithous, king of the Lapiths, got married, the Centaurs came to take his wife away and there was a terrible battle.
    • In the 5th century political symbolism was couched in mythological terms, and the battles of gods and giants, Greeks and Amazons or Trojans, and Lapiths and centaurs stood for the historical battles of the Persian Wars.

Origin

Via Latin from Greek Lapithai (plural).

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