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

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Just like mythological centaurs are half human and half horse, astronomical centaurs combine features of asteroids and comets.
Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings|Matthew R. Francis|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Centaurs would grow comet-like tails if they fell closer toward the Sun.
Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings|Matthew R. Francis|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The satyrs, centaurs, and other animal forms are all part of these same representations and are similarly explained.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II
Finally the centaurs were driven away, but not before many of them had been killed or wounded.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

Many guests came to the wedding, and among them were Hercules and a number of the centaurs.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
The Centaurs came to his marriage feast, and at the instigation of Mars, fought with the Lapithae until the latter were defeated.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
All the refined morality of the ancient Centaurs welled up in him.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various