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| Centaur | |
| Name | Centaur |
| Debut | There Is Another Sky |
| Significance | Chiron (avatar) Centaurs pyramid team |
| Photo | Earth fresco of Chiron teaching Achilles how to play the lyre.[1] |
A Centaur is a creature that is half-man and half-horse. The head, arms and torso are human and joined at the waist to the body and legs of a horse. These creatures are barbarous and capable of unbridled chaos. However, despite their bestial and lustful reputation, some centaurs are good, unless under the effects of wine.
Centaurs live in the forests of Thessaly, beyond the laws of man.
Perhaps the most famous centaur was Chiron (or Cheiron), known for his great wisdom. He is also the tutor of the god of medicine, Asklepios, and the heroes Hercules, Achilles and Jason (and his son, Medeus).[2]