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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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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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