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Myths featuring Centaurus

Explore myths where Centaurus appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

1 myth currently featured for Centaurus.

Ixion's Seduction of the Cloud-Clone Nephele

🏛️ Greek MythologyMount Pelion, Magnesia, GreeceIxion • Zeus • Hera

Ixion, the King of the Lapiths, committed the grave sin of kin-slaying and was unexpectedly offered redemption by Zeus on Mount Olympus. However, consumed by hubris, Ixion attempted to seduce Zeus's wife, Hera, leading the king of gods to create a cloud-double named Nephele to ensnare him. This act of deception resulted in the birth of the centaurs and the eternal punishment of Ixion on a...