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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>.
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