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centaurs

Cultural  
  1. Creatures in classical mythology who were half-human and half-horse.


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Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.

From Scientific American May 31, 2023

Ancient Egyptians had the Sphinx, a human-lion-falcon mashup akin to mythical Greco-Roman centaurs and fauns.

From Slate Feb. 14, 2022

Brown: The one to check out now is “Centaurworld,” a show about magical centaurs, voiced by a cast that includes Broadway talent.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2021

The centaurs have powers like the ability to become handsome for eight seconds, shoot tiny versions of themselves from their hoofs and other silly magical spells that will delight young children.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2021

“It will be an ending: a dark, cold end. We centaurs understand that. I understand it very well. I see the power and beauty of such an ending.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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