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I already know Arktos, Asbolos, Chiron, Dryalos, Mimas, Oureios, Perimides, Petriaos, Peukeus, Philyra. Can you tell me any more?

2006-10-06 14:05:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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Check here: http://www.kentauren.info/menu/index.htm?page=/Names.htm

2006-10-06 19:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jester 3 · 0 0

The following is the list of centaurs in Greek mythology:

1. Pholus
2. Nessus
3. Eurytion
4. Hylaeus
5. Rhoetus
6. Abas
7. Agrius
8. Amphion
9. Amycus
10. Anchius
11. Antimachus
12. Aphareus
13. Aphidas
14. Arctus
15. Areos
16. Argius
17. Asbolus
18. Bienor
19. Bromus
20. Chromis
21. Chthonius
22. Clanis
23. Crenaeus
24. Cyllarus
25. Daphnis
26. Demoleon
27. Dictys
28. Dorylas
29. Doupon
30. Dryalus
31. Chiron
32. Echeclus
33. Elatus
34. Elymus
35. Eurynomus
36. Eurytus
37. Gryneus
38. Helops
39. Hippasus
40. Hippotion
41. Hodites
42. Homadus
43. Hyles
44. Hylonome
45. Imbreus
46. Iphinous
47. Isoples
48. Latreus
49. Lycabas
50. Lycidas
51. Lycopes
52. Lycus
53. Medon
54. Melanchaetes
55. Melaneus
56. Mermerus
57. Mimas
58. Monychus
59. Nedymnus
60. Ophion
61. Orius
62. Orneus
63. Perimedes
64. Petraeus
65. Peuceus
66. Phaecomes
67. Phlegraeus
68. Phrixus
69. Pisenor
70. Pylenor
71. Pyracmus
72. Pyraethus
73. Rhoecus
74. Ripheus
75. Styphelus
76. Teleboas
77. Thaumas
78. Thereus
79. Ureus

2006-10-07 11:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Mye 4 · 0 0

LEGENDARY CENTAURS

The general character of centaurs is that of wild, lawless and inhospitable beings, the instruments of their animal passions. They were portrayed as primitives who ate raw flesh, wore uncured animal hides and used rocks and tree branches for weapons. Two exceptions to this rule were Pholus and Chiron, who expressed their "good" nature, wise and kind centaurs. They are variously explained by a fancied resemblance to the shapes of clouds, or as spirits of the rushing mountain torrents or winds.

Dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly, the centaurs were the offspring of Ixion and Nephele, the rain-cloud. Alternatively, the centaurs were the offspring of Centaurus (the son of Ixion and Nephele) and some Magnesian mares. It was sometimes said that Ixion planned to have sex with Hera but Zeus prevented it by fashioning a cloud in the shape of Hera. Since Ixion is usually considered the ancestor of the centaurs, they may be referred to by poets as the Ixionidae.

The Centaurs are best known for their fight with the Lapithae, caused by their attempt to carry off Hippodamia, and the rest of the Lapith women, on the day of her marriage to Pirithous, king of the Lapithae, himself the son of Ixion. The strife among these cousins is a metaphor for the conflict between the lower appetites and civilized behavior in humankind. Theseus, who happened to be present, a hero and founder of cities, threw the balance in favor of the right order of things, And assisted Pirithous. The Centaurs were driven off or destroyed. Another Lapith hero, Caeneus, who was invulnerable to weapons, was beaten into the earth by Centaurs wielding rocks and the branches of trees.

Like the Titanomachy, the defeat of the Titans by the Olympian gods, the contests with the Centaurs typify the struggle between civilization and barbarism.

Amongst the Centaurs, the most famoust individuals were Nessus, Chiron, Pholus and Eurytion, all of which featured in the stories of Heracles. Another pair named Hylaeus and Rhoetus were destroyed by the heroine Atalanta when they attempted to assault her in the wilderness.

2006-10-06 21:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by ~Charmed Flor~ 4 · 0 0

Mr. Ed

2006-10-06 22:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Pholos is another.

2006-10-06 21:16:24 · answer #5 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0 0

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2006-10-06 22:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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