Re: Book length study of depictions of the Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

But I am also interested in possible philosophical allegories - how
centaurs can represent humans indulging in their bestial aspects.

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 8:49 PM Zoja Pavlovskis-Petit <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Just like battles between Greek heroes and Amazons, and like Greeks vs
> Trojans, Lapiths vs Centaurs too was used as an allegory of the Persian
> Wars.  I would look at all these parallels because something significant
> about Lapiths and Centaurs may have been said/represented in any of those
> contexts.  ZPP
>
> On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 8:47 AM Jean Alvares <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Mostly just to fill out out a footnote, I was wondering if there was any
> > comprehensive tome on depictions of the battle of Lapiths  and Centaurs.
> I
> > have found a few journal articles, but nothing I'd count as
> comprehensive.
> > That seems strange, because it is one of the greatest hits of Greek art.
> I
> > must be misslng something. Any advice much appreciated.
> >
>