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Centaur
mythological creature of a combination of a man and a horse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A centaur is a creature in Greek mythology. It has the upper body of a human, but below the waist it has the body of a horse. There are also female centaurs. Centaurs lived in far away places, including Thessaly and Cyprus. They were wild, like wild horses.
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Famous centaurs are Chiron and Nessus.
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