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A centaur (/ ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr / SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: κένταυρος, romanized: kéntauros; Latin: centaurus), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae (Ancient Greek: Ἰξιονίδαι, romanized: Ixionídai, lit. 'sons of Ixion '), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse t...
Nov 22, 2017 · First, pin down everything you can remember about the book, plot, character names, time period in which the book may have been published, genre, etc. All these details are clues in identifying the title and author of the book.
In Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Creatures, centaurs are shown as being party animals, which raises the question of how they stayed concealed for so long, who live in Southern Greece, and have the Latin name Centaurus Indomitus. A picture shows one with two chests.
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Aug 3, 2022 · Few creatures from Greek mythology are so iconic as the centaur. Half man, half horse, the centaur has become a staple of fantasy media everywhere, including Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Percy Jackson Series.
- Mark Brophy
Centaurs were half-man and half-horse, usually depicted with a horse’s body and a man’s head, arms, and torso. So they had four horse’s legs and two human arms. They often symbolise lust and the bestial side of man – although it’s worth noting that, in myth, centaurs were both male and female, even if it’s the male ones we tend to ...
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The centaur is customarily depicted as a creature with the head, arms and torso of a human and the body of a horse with four equine legs.
