Centaur, in greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of thessaly and arcadia. Centaurs gallop through mythology as creatures caught between two worlds—part human, part horse, and entirely fascinating Centaurs inhabited the wild forests and mountains of thessaly, beyond the land of humankind.
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Centaurs were said to be primal, existing in tribes and making their homes in caves, hunting wild animals and arming themselves with rocks and tree branches.
The head, arms and torso of a centaur were human and joined at the waist to the body and legs of a horse.
They have the body of a horse and the torso, head and arms of a man They were considered to be the children of ixion, king of the lapiths, and nephele, a cloud made in the image of hera. Though usually represented as the sons or grandsons of a mortal man (king ixion), they were hybrid beings, featuring the upper body of a human and the lower body and four legs of a horse. Their dual nature reflects a balance between civilization and chaos, rationality and savagery.
