ANCIENT GREEK MYTHS SERIES CENTAUR

The centaur is a creature from Greek mythology who has a mixed structure - the upper body is human and the lower body (waist down) is horse-shaped. In mythological accounts, centaurs are most often seen as descendants of Kentauros and mares from the Magnesian region (central Greece). It is most often assumed that the centaurs inhabited the region of Thessaly and Arcadia, creating a highly primitive tribe. They ate raw meat, were uncouth, prone to fight and susceptible to wine, for which they had a great weakness. They were also often depicted as creatures of considerable physical strength, resistant to the hardships of marches and distant expeditions, able to be good fighters. It is worth adding that in Greek mythology the term centauromachia appears for the fight against the centaurs fought by the heroes of Heracles, Nestor and Theseus during the wedding that took place at the court of the Lapite king Pejritoos.