THE PHERES LAMIOI were twelve rustic demigods (daimones) native to the River Lamos in Kilikia (Cilicia) in southern Anatolia. They were set by Zeus to guard the infant Dionysos against the machinations of his step-mother Hera. When the enraged goddess learned of their assistance, she transformed them into ox-horned Kentauroi (Centaurs). The Lamian Pheres later joined Dionysos in his war against the Indians.