The Centaur is familiar to
modern audience. A Centaur is a half man and half horse. Well
the distinctions between the two bodies are often varied. The Centaur
may only use the top half of a man's body placed on the body of a horse
where one would expect to see an equine neck, he may also posses the entirety
of a human body, with a horse's lower half of the body attached. Artistic
renderings are varied, and the extent to which a centaur has a human body
is sometimes a reflection of the power of civilization in him. The
centaur are well known in Greek mythology because they are part human part
horse. While some centaurs, almost only Chiron and Pholus are known
for their wisdom, while most are known for the will to fight.