What is Centaur?
[[File:Young Centaur Musei Capitolini MC656.jpg |thumb|right|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|thumb|left|Female centaurs flanking [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] (Mosaic from Roman Tunisia, 2nd century AD)]] Famous centaurs are [[Chiron]] and [[Nessus]]. {{Fantasy fiction}} {{Commonscat|Centaurs|Centaur}} {{-}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Greek legendary creatures]]