centaur
Sign in to saveA 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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Key facts
- 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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26 sectionsContents
- 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
- External links
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.
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.