Centaur named in Ovid's account of the battle between the Lapiths and centaurs at Peirithous' wedding (Metamorphoses 12).
Atlas entry — Ovid Metamorphoses 12
I.Mythology
See character node `melaneus-centaur` for the sourced episode in Ovid's centauromachy.
AT A GLANCE
Greek nameMelaneus (Μελανεύς)
Roman nameMelaneus
Typecreature
DomainsPeirithous' wedding · flight from the Lapiths