The pedimental sculptures of the Temple of Zeus are among the finest examples of the Severe Style of the early Classical period. They are the work of an unknown artist, conventionally dubbed the 'creator of Olympia'. The west pediment depicts the battle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths with Apollo at its centre, flanked by Peirithos, king of the Lapiths, and Theseus, the Athenian hero, both fighting the Centaurs. On either side of this central group, Centaurs and Lapiths engage in combat, while reclining Lapith women watch the battle from the angles. Among the groups of Centaurs and Lapiths, the one representing Eurytion, king of the Centaurs, as he grasps young Deidameia, is particularly noteworthy. The composition if full of tension and pathos as the figures move in all directions at the height of this terrific confrontation. The Lapiths are rendered in an idealistic manner, with emphasis on their beauty and ethos, as opposed to the beastly and repugnant Centaurs.