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[[File:Elis-FoP-centaurbow.jpg|thumb|250px|A statue of a Centaur with a bow in [[Forest of Pholos]] in [[Elis]] ]] | |||
The '''Centaurs''' are a race of half-[[horse]], half-[[human]] creatures featuring in the [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | The '''Centaurs''' are a race of half-[[horse]], half-[[human]] creatures featuring in the [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. | ||
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During the [[Renaissance]] a painting by [[Sandro Botticelli]], {{Wiki|Pallas and the Centaur}}, hung within the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="ACII">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | During the [[Renaissance]] a painting by [[Sandro Botticelli]], {{Wiki|Pallas and the Centaur}}, hung within the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="ACII">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==Members== | |||
*[[Chiron]] | |||
*[[Pholos]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center"> | ||
Pallas and the Centaur.jpg| | Pallas and the Centaur.jpg|''Pallas and the Centaur'' by Sandro Botticelli | ||
Elis-FoP-centaurboulder.jpg|A Centaur with a boulder in Forest of Pholos in Elis | |||
Elis-FoP-centaurspear.jpg|A Centaur with a spear in Forest of Pholos in Elis | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 6 January 2019
The Centaurs are a race of half-horse, half-human creatures featuring in the Greek mythology.
Influence
During the Peloponnesian War a member of The Silver Vein branch of the Cult of Kosmos, The Centaur of Euboea, chose a cryptonym evoking the creatures.[1]
During the Renaissance a painting by Sandro Botticelli, Pallas and the Centaur, hung within the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.[2]
Members
Gallery
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Pallas and the Centaur by Sandro Botticelli -
A Centaur with a boulder in Forest of Pholos in Elis
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A Centaur with a spear in Forest of Pholos in Elis
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (statue only)