In classical mythology, a centaur is a creature with the head, arms, and body of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head, chest, and arms of a man and the body and legs of a horse (Centaurus, from Kentauros). In Greek mythology, one of a race of creatures, part horse and part man, living in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia. They were best known for their battle with the Lapiths, occasioned by their attempt to carry off the bride of a Lapith prince. Centaurs were often depicted drawing Dionysus' chariot or ridden by Eros, in reference to their drunken and amorous habits. Their king Chiron, however, was notable for being civilized, gentle, and the tutor of heroes
(2 syl ) A huntsman The Thessalian centaurs were half-horses, half-men They were invited to a marriage feast, and, being intoxicated, behaved with great rudeness to the women The Lapithae took the women's part, fell on the centaurs, and drove them out of the country Feasts that Thessalian centaurs never knew Thomson: Autumn Cent-cyne One of the upper ten; a person of high birth, a descendant of the race of kings (Anglo-Saxon cyne, royal; cyne-dom, a kingdom; also noble, renowned, chief ) His wife, by birth a Cent-cyne, went out as a day-servant - Gaboriau: Promise of Marriage, chap v
n A mythical beast that is composed of half man (head, arms and trunk) and half horse (lower body and legs) From the Latin Centaurus (Also, a constellation in the southern hemisphere ) Warcraft III art
Obviously this makes these creatures very useful in games where items have been set to be regenerate quickly eaters The following creatures CANNOT eat food to replenish energy
A mythical beast having a horses body with a human head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse
An ``outer planet crosser'' A minor body whose heliocentric orbit is between Jupiter and Neptune and typically crosses the orbits of one of the other outer giant planets (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) The orbits of the Centaurs are dynamically unstable due to interactions with the giant planets, so they must be transition objects from a larger reservoir of small bodies to potentially active inner solar system objects The Kuiper belt is believed to be this source reservoir
[art] Greek myth; half man, half horse ; descendants of Ixion, dwelling in mountainous Thessaly
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