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centaur

Also known as centaurs, hippocentaur

A centaur ( ; ; ), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae (), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. In one version of the myth, the centaurs were named after Centaurus, and, through his brother Lapithes, were kin to the legendary tribe of the Lapiths.

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A centaur is a creature from Greek mythology with a human upper body and a horse's lower body and legs, said to inhabit the mountains of Thessaly. According to one version of the myth, centaurs were named after a figure called Centaurus and were related through his brother Lapithes to the legendary Lapith tribe.

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Mythical creature.name: Centaur
Mythical creature.image: File:Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) with centaur battling a warrior MET DP161810.jpg
Mythical creature.image_upright: 1.2
Mythical creature.caption: Centaur in battle, on an Attic terracotta lekythos, c. 575–550 BC
Mythical creature.Grouping: Legendary creature
Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping: Hybrid
Mythical creature.AKA: Kentaur, Centaurus, Sagittary
Mythical creature.Similar_entities: Minotaur, satyr, harpy
Mythical creature.Folklore: Greek
Mythical creature.Region: Greece, Cyprus
Mythical creature.Habitat: Land

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Image: (Rabastens) 'Centaure à la massue' par Giovanni Leonardi.jpg

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Commons category: Centaurs
name in native language: Κένταυρος
P8168: Mike Kluge

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Etymology
Mythology
Creation of centaurs
Centauromachy
Origin of the myth
Variations
Female centaurs
India
Russia
Artistic representations
Classical art
Medieval art
Modern art
Cartography
In heraldry
Literature
Classical literature
Medieval literature
Modern day literature
Gallery
See also
Footnotes
Notes
References
Further reading
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Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. Centaurs are subsequently featured in Roman mythology, and were familiar figures in the medieval bestiary. They remain a staple of modern fantastic literature.