De centaur ( Latijn: centaurus, ook wel kentaur, Oudgrieks: κένταυρος, kentauros of paardmens) is een fabeldier uit de Griekse mythologie, half mens en half paard, of liever half mens en driekwart paard, want hij heeft het volledige lichaam van een paard, behalve de kop.

Centaur (mythologie) - Wikiwand. De centaur is een fabeldier uit de Griekse mythologie, half mens en half paard, of liever half mens en driekwart paard, want hij heeft het volledige lichaam van een paard, behalve de kop.

Centaurs are legendary beings described as half-man and half-horse, although in modern times many depictions of Centaurs are romantic and even heroic, the traditional tales of the Centaurs held them to be a brutal and wild race prone to drunkness, looting, and defilement.

A Centaur. A Centaur ( Kentauroi) is a being with the front parts of a man and the hind parts of a horse. The most famous of the Centaurs is Chiron ( Kheiron ). There are several different tribes of Centaurs including Kyprioi Kentauroi, Lamoi Kentauroi, Peloponnesioi Kentauroi, Thessalioi Kentauroi and the Marine version Ichthyocentaurs Ikhthyokentauroi.

Heracles and Nessus by Giambologna, (1599), Florence. In Greek mythology, Nessus ( Ancient Greek: Νέσσος, romanized : Nessos) was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose poisoned blood in turn killed Heracles. He was the son of Centauros. He fought in the battle with the Lapiths and became a ferryman on the river Euenos .

Hippe, Endeïs, Ocyrhoe, Carystus, Aristaeus. In Greek mythology, Chiron ( / ˈkaɪrən / KY-rən; also Cheiron or Kheiron; Ancient Greek: Χείρων, romanized : Kheírōn, lit. 'hand') was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was …