Centaur
See also centaur (planetoid), Centaur (rocket stage)
[[Guido Reni
,
Abduction of Deianira, 1620-21
In
Greek mythology, the
centaurs are a race part
human and part
horse, with a horse's body and a human head and torso (
illustration, right). A centaur is the first reaction of a non-riding culture, as in the
Minoan