Centaur

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.

Female centaurs flanking Venus (Mosaic from Roman Tunisia, 2nd century AD)

Famous centaurs are Chiron and Nessus.