Centuar

Centuar

Centaurs and Centauresses (detail), by Eugène Fromentin (1820-1876), French painter

The KENTAUROI (or Centaurs) were a tribe of half man, half horse savages which inhabited the mountains and forests of Magnesia. They are usually portrayed with the torso and

head of a human and the body of a horse. 

They were a primitive

 race who made their 

homes in mountain 

caves, hunted wild 

animals for food and 

armed themselves 

with rocks and tree branches.

Centaurs are the 

followers of the 

wine god Dionysus 

and are well 

known for 

drunkenness and

carrying off 

helpless young 

maidens.The centaur 

were uncouth and even the smallest amount of wine could make them very wild 

and they loved to drink more than anything else. 

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They inhabited

 MountPelion in 

Thessaly northern 

Greece. They were 

descendants from 

Centaurus and they

were usually governed 

according to the 

bestial side of their 

double nature.

Chiron was probably the most widely known Centaur is Chiron who, unlike his fellow Centaurs, wasn’t much of a drinker. He was known for being thoughtful & kind and often consulted for his skill with medicine.

One of the last highly respected Centaurs, Chiron provided instruction to many a pupil including Achilles, Heracles and Dionysus.