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title: Lapith & Centaur, Parthenon Metope
author: Marie-Lan Nguyen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3310/lapith--centaur-parthenon-metope/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lapith & Centaur, Parthenon Metope
_Authored by Marie-Lan Nguyen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3310.jpg)
## Image Caption
A Lapith fighting a [Centaur](https://www.worldhistory.org/centaur/), regarded as one of the finest metopes from the [Parthenon](https://www.worldhistory.org/parthenon/). 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Nguyen, M. (2014, December 12). Lapith & Centaur, Parthenon Metope. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Lapith & Centaur, Parthenon Metope." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2014. .
### MLA
Nguyen, Marie-Lan. "Lapith & Centaur, Parthenon Metope." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_metope_27_Parthenon_BM.jpg) by [**Marie-Lan Nguyen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_metope_27_Parthenon_BM.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. 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.