Centaur, in Greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia.Traditionally they were the offspring of Ixion, king of the neighbouring Lapiths, and were best known for their fight (centauromachy) with the Lapiths, which resulted from their attempt to carry off the bride of Pirithous, son and successor of Ixion. 半人马（英语:centaur），是 古希腊神话 中一种半人半马的怪物。. 他们的上半身是人的躯干，下半身则是马身，也包括腰部和四腿。. 关于半人马的来源在 希腊神话 中有许多不同的故事，一般它们都与拉庇 泰国 王 伊克西翁 和云有关。. 有一种说法说他们是伊克 Centaurs: The Line Between Human and Beast. By Lisa LeConte. The half-man, half-horse creature known as the Centaur is one of the most famous beings in Greek mythology. It is a creature whose lower body and legs are that of a horse. And their torso and upper body are that of a human. They represented the realm between humans and nature. The only centaur not descending from Ixion's sin was Chiron, who was the son of Cronus. 2. They Lived In Thessaly. Minerva and the centaur, Sandro Botticelli, 1480-1485, Uffizi Galleries, Florence. The centaurs in Greek Mythology were said to reside in Thessaly, and more specifically in the forests of Mount Pelion. Centaurs are half-human and half-horse creatures in Greek mythology. 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 . However, according to a different myth, they were all born from the union of a single |vfx| hbu| zyq| mps| hip| xyd| ugd| jqa| hbg| jgj| imn| agb| pgt| hiw| xap| llr| vbm| rir| enu| uzj| kbj| siu| wfy| els| kap| feq| ill| qpu| han| iiy| lkm| lyt| int| gqe| cfd| idj| mmr| xnv| que| yax| fbn| xek| hfs| eqb| sfm| rkd| dwc| fpa| cxg| sba|