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The Greek word kentauros is generally regarded as being of obscure origin. [3] The etymology from ken + tauros, 'piercing bull', was a euhemerist suggestion in Palaephatus' rationalizing text on Greek mythology, On Incredible Tales (Περὶ ἀπίστων), which included mounted archers from a village called Nephele eliminating a herd of bulls that were the scourge of Ixion's kingdom. [4]
Centaurs have appeared in the Harry Potter film series, in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as well as in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and also in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. In the movie Step Brothers, John C. Reilly's character Dale appears as a centaur in a dream sequence.
In Greek mythology, Centaurus (Ancient Greek: Κένταυρος, romanized: Kentauros) is the son of Apollo and Stilbe, daughter of the river-god Peneius and the naiad Creusa. He is the twin brother of the hero Lapithes [ 1 ] and father of the race of mythological beasts known as the Centaurs or Ixionidae (Ιξιονίδαι, Ixionidai ).
The Centaurides (Ancient Greek: Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses are female centaurs.First encountered in Greek mythology as members of the tribe of the Centauroi, the Centaurides are only occasionally mentioned in written sources, but appear frequently in Greek art and Roman mosaics.
Centaurs are creatures with the upper torso of a human and the lower legs and body of a horse, just as they appear in Greek mythology.Unlike most of their counterparts in the Greek myths (which are portrayed as wild, violent, lustful, and intoxicated), [6] Narnian centaurs are always seen in a positive light, more in line with the unique Greek figure Chiron.
Ichthyocentaur comes from two different words, ichthyo-and centaur. Ichthyo-is an adjective stem from Greek ikhthis (ιχθύς) "fish"; centaur, from Greek kentauros (κένταυρος), a creature from classical mythology that has a man's upper body attached to a horse's body and legs.
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.