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[[of a Centaur]], adj.: [[Κενταυρικός]]. V. adj., [[Κενταύρειος]]. | [[of a Centaur]], adj.: [[Κενταυρικός]]. V. adj., [[Κενταύρειος]]. | ||
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A centaur (/ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr/ SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: [[κένταυρος]], romanized: kéntauros; Latin: [[centaurus]]), or occasionally [[hippocentaur]], is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a [[horse]]. | |wketx=A centaur (/ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr/ SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: [[κένταυρος]], romanized: kéntauros; Latin: [[centaurus]]), or occasionally [[hippocentaur]], is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a [[horse]]. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
The Greek word kentauros is generally regarded as being of obscure origin. The etymology from ken + tauros, 'piercing bull', was a euhemerist suggestion in Palaephatus' rationalizing text on Greek mythology, On Incredible Tales (Περὶ ἀπίστων), which included mounted archers from a village called Nephele eliminating a herd of bulls that were the scourge of Ixion's kingdom. Another possible related etymology can be "bull-slayer". | The Greek word kentauros is generally regarded as being of obscure origin. The etymology from ken + tauros, 'piercing bull', was a euhemerist suggestion in Palaephatus' rationalizing text on Greek mythology, On Incredible Tales (Περὶ ἀπίστων), which included mounted archers from a village called Nephele eliminating a herd of bulls that were the scourge of Ixion's kingdom. Another possible related etymology can be "bull-slayer". | ||
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===List of centaurs=== | ===List of centaurs=== | ||
* [[Abas]], attended Pirithous' wedding, fought against the Lapiths and fled. | * [[Abas]], attended Pirithous' wedding, fought against the Lapiths and fled. | ||