Centaur

File:Young Centaur Musei Capitolini MC656.jpg

The young centaur at the Capitolini Museum

A centaur is a creature in Greek mythology. It has the upper body of a human, but below the waist it has the body of a horse. There are also female centaurs. Centaurs lived in far away places, including Thessaly and Cyprus. They were wild, like wild horses.

File:GiorcesBardo55.jpg

Female centaurs flanking Venus (Mosaic from Roman Tunisia, 2nd century AD)

Famous centaurs are Chiron and Nessus.