Centaur
The Centaurs are a race of half-horse, half-human creatures featuring in Greek mythology.
History[edit | edit source]
According to the stories, the Erymanthos Foothills was regarded as a location where centaurs lived.[1] True enough, while on his way to find the Erymanthian Boar, Herakles met the centaurs Pholos[2] and Chiron.[1]
Influence[edit | edit source]
Atalanta, the princess of Arkadia, had gained fame as a slayer of centaurs in 6th century BCE.[3]
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.[4] A number of large centaur statues were also made in Elis' Forest of Pholos.[5]
During the Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli's painting Pallas and the Centaur hung within the Villa Auditore's gallery room in Monteriggioni.[6]
Known centaurs[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Pallas and the Centaur by Sandro Botticelli -
Concept art of centaurs for Assassin's Creed: Odyssey -
A centaur statue with a boulder in the Forest of Pholos -
A centaur statue with a spear in the Forest of Pholos
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (artwork only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece: "Elis: The Erymanthian Boar"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations: "Elis: Forest of Pholos"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 2 – Kyros of Zarax
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Silver Vein (memory)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II