| Centaurs are creatures with the body of a horse and the head and
abdomen of a man. These creatures arose when people raided countries on horses.
It looked like the men were attached to the horses. Centaurs worshiped the
stars. Centaurs are pictured as rude, wild, drunk, and untamed animals. Well
that's true except for one centaur named Chiron. Chiron was a centaur of wisdom.
Chiron taught many Greek heroes medicine. After Chiron died he was placed among
the constellations.
Centaurs are usually portrayed as horrible and despicable creatures. An exception was the kind and wise centaur Chiron, the teacher of the Greek heroes Jason and Achilles. |