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A '''centaur''' is a creature from [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] [[mythology]] with the body and legs of a [[horse]], and the torso, head and arms of a [[man]] in place of the horse's head and neck. Centaurs are often depicted with a bow and arrow. The [[constellation]] [[Sagittarius]] (the archer) is a depiction of a centaur<ref>http://www.astrology-online.com/sagittar.htm</ref>.
A '''centaur''' is a creature from [[Greek]] and [[Roman]] [[mythology]] with the body and legs of a [[horse]], and the torso, head and arms of a [[man]] in place of the horse's head and neck. Centaurs are often depicted with a bow and arrow. The [[constellation]] [[Sagittarius]] (the archer) is a depiction of a centaur<ref>http://www.astrology-online.com/sagittar.htm</ref>.
Centaurs appear in various classical myths; among the most famous is Chiron, who was tutor to the young [[Achilles]]. In his political tract [[The Prince]], Niccolo [[Machiavelli]] uses the centaur as a metaphor for a being that combines the best attributes of both man and beast. Centaurs also appear in [[Dante's Inferno]], patrolling the seventh circle of Hell.
Centaurs appear in various classical myths; among the most famous is Chiron, who was tutor to the young [[Achilles]]. In his political tract [[The Prince]], Niccolo [[Machiavelli]] uses the centaur as a metaphor for a being that combines the best attributes of both man and beast. Centaurs also appear in [[Dante's Inferno]], patrolling the seventh circle of [[Hell]].
It is believed that centaur myths may have originated from contact between Greeks and mounted hunters from [[Thessaly]], or other horse-riding cultures, before the Greeks learnt how to ride horses<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/KentauroiThessalioi.html Theoi: Centaurs of Magnesia in Thessaly]</ref>.
It is believed that centaur myths may have originated from contact between Greeks and mounted hunters from [[Thessaly]], or other horse-riding cultures, before the Greeks learnt how to ride horses<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/KentauroiThessalioi.html Theoi: Centaurs of Magnesia in Thessaly]</ref>.