centaurs

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

He went to the centaurs—there is a herd on the island of Antiok who pass the secret of the potion from son to daughter to son.

From Literature

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

We encounter it first in Homer’s “Iliad” and then again in Virgil’s “Aeneid,” where it appears at the doors of Hades alongside Gorgons, centaurs and Harpies.

From New York Times

So far, Osborne has suggested returning a smaller portion of the frieze, as well as carvings of gods and centaurs, as a short-term loan, the person said.

From New York Times

‘Fantasia’ Hippos and gators and centaurs, oh my!

From Los Angeles Times