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title: Centaur & Lapith Metope, Parthenon
author: Dschwen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3304/centaur--lapith-metope-parthenon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Centaur & Lapith Metope, Parthenon
_Authored by Dschwen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3304.jpg)
## Image Caption
A metope depicting a [centaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/centaur/) battling a Lapith, from the [Parthenon](https://www.worldhistory.org/parthenon/), 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
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Dschwen. (2014, December 09). Centaur & Lapith Metope, Parthenon. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AC_marbles.jpg) by [**Dschwen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AC_marbles.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.