Centaurs

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Centaurs

in ancient Greek mythology, forest or mountain spirits that are half-man, half-horse, with a passion for wine; companions of Dionysus.

According to a variant of the myth, the centaurs originally lived in the mountainous areas of Thessaly. At the wedding of Pirithous, leader of the Lapiths, the drunken centaurs tried to carry off his bride and other women. A fierce battle ensued. The surviving defeated centaurs were driven from Thessaly and settled in other mountainous regions of Greece. Another popular myth dealt with the battle between Heracles and the centaurs.

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No references found			In an apartment of the great temple of Denderah, some fifty years ago, there was discovered upon the granite ceiling a sculptured and painted planisphere, abounding in centaurs, griffins, and dolphins, similar to the grotesque figures on the celestial globe of the moderns. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context Henceforth, therefore, there was war between mankind and the centaurs, but he brought it upon himself through his own drunkenness. The Odyssey by Homer View in context Nothing like "taking" a few bushes and ditches for exorcising a demon; and it is really astonishing that the Centaurs, with their immense advantages in this way, have left so bad a reputation in history. Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context			Cenotaph cenote Cenotypal Rocks Cenozoic Cenozoic Era censer Censive Censor censored data Censorinus Censorship censorware Census Census of Agriculture Census of Industry Census of Marine Life Census of Trade Census, Population Cent Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles, Les cental centare Centaur Centaur object Centaurium Centaurs Centaurus Centaurus A Centaurus cluster Centaurus X-3 Centavo Centenary State Historic Site Centennial Exhibition, International Centennial Olympic Park Centennial Park Centennial Trail State Park Center center bit Center Boarder center drill center flower Center for Plant Conservation center frequency center gage center gutter center jump Center Left center line center loading center nailing Center of a Group			Centaurea solstitialis Centaurea solstitialis centaureas centaureas Centauress Centauress Centauress Centaureum Centaureum Centaureum Centauria Centauria Centauria calcitrapa centauries centauries Centauring Centauring Centauring Centaurium Centaurium Centaurium Centaurium calycosum Centaurium erythraea Centaurium minus Centaurium minus Centaurium scilloides Centaurium umbellatum Centauroid creature Centauroid creature Centauromachy Centaurs Centaurus Centaurus Centaurus (constellation) Centaurus (constellation) Centaurus A Centaurus A Galaxy Centaurus Cluster Centaurus constellation Centaurus constellation Centaurus X-3 centaury centaury centaury centavo centavo centavo centavo centavos centavos centavos CENTC CentCom CENTCOM Area of Interest CENTCOM Combat Analysis Centcom Deployment Distribution Operations Center CENTCOM Engineer Contingency Organization CENTCOM Imagery Transmission System Centcom Regional Intelligence Exchange System CENTCOM/SOCOM Integrated Data System cente-

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