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Perithous
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Perithous

Pirithous (; Ancient Greek: Πειρίθοος or Πειρίθους, derived from περιθεῖν, perithein, 'to run around'; also transliterated as Perithous), in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Perithous scurra

speciesPerithous scurra

Perithous septemcinctorius

speciesPerithous septemcinctorius

Perithous divinator

speciesPerithous divinator

Perithous albicinctus

speciesPerithous albicinctus

Perithous speculator

speciesPerithous speculator

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 466432.