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| | Bambooweb: Centaur |
 | | Dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia, in the north of Greece, the centaurs were the offspring of Ixion and Nephele, the rain-cloud. |
 | | Centaurs are best known for their fight with the Lapithae, caused by their attempt to carry off Hippodamia (a "horse"woman herself) on the day of her marriage to Peirithous, king of the Lapithae, himself the son of Ixion (illustration, left). |
 | | Not comprehending the etymology of the "-taur" element of "Centaur", a general 'taur' form in modern science fiction and fantasy literature is a six-limbed being, using four for locomotion and two for manipulation. |
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