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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.
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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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- horse
- Image
- (Rabastens) 'Centaure à la massue' par Giovanni Leonardi.jpg
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Centaurs
- topic's main category
- Category:Centaurs
- different from
- centaur
- name in native language
- Κένταυρος
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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- Mike Kluge
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Article · 中文
半人马（英文：Centaur）亦稱人頭馬、山杜爾族，是希腊神话中一种半人半马的怪物。他们的上半身是人的躯干，下半身则是马身，也包括腰部和四腿。
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