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Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology. Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise. Ichthyocentaurs – Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish. Scorpion man – Half-man half-scorpion. Serpopard – A creature that is part-snake and part-African leopard.
It is a tall, bony humanoid (half-human and half-horse) creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down. [1] In some versions, it is a transformation of an aborted fetus sent to earth from limbo. [2]
The centaur's half-human, half-horse composition has led many writers to treat them as liminal beings, caught between the two natures they embody in contrasting myths; they are both the embodiment of untamed nature, as in their battle with the Lapiths (their kin), and conversely, teachers like Chiron.
Hayavadana [1] (meaning: Horse face) is a 1971 Indian Kannada language two-act play written by Girish Karnad. [2] [3] The plot is based on Br̥hatkathā and Thomas Mann's retelling of Transposed Heads. [4] Its twin play is Nagamandala (1988). [5] Hayavadana presents the story of two friends Devdutta and Kapila; and their love interest Padmini. [6]
Aelian as well uses the term onokentaura for description of the female form. [2] He interpreted the onocentaur as: "its body resembles that of an ass, its colour is ashen but inclines to white beneath the flanks. It has a human chest with teats and a human face surrounded by thick hair. It may use its arms to seize and hold things but also to run.
Whispering Grace Horses co-founder Bill Shearer writes about how a relationship with a horse can change someone's life.
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