Centaur

Related Terms • Chiron • Asclepius

Definition:

Centaur mosaic from The Library of Congress

Centaurs were mythological creatures like chimeras and satyrs, but centaurs were half-man and half-horse.

Centaurs had a tendency to violence, except Chiron, who taught Greek heroes. It was from the blood of the centaur Nessus that Hercules was killed.

Related Resources:

Hercules Fourth Labor

Centaur - The Ancient Greek Concept of Non-Being
What do chimeras, pegasus, centaurs, and other composite mythical creatures share with the philosophical concept of non-being?

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