Centaur

mythological creature of a combination of a man and a horse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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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Female centaurs flanking Venus (Mosaic from Roman Tunisia, 2nd century AD)
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The young centaur at the Capitolini Museum

Famous centaurs are Chiron and Nessus.

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