Centaur

Centaurs have the upper half of a man, and the lower half of a horse. Typically they are hunters.

Overview

A centaur is a mythical creature that has the upper half of a human and the body of a horse, fused together as a single hybrid animal. It is believed that the centaur originated from non-equestrian societies when they first saw a rider on a horse and misinterpreted it as a single animal. The earliest origins of the centaur date back to Greek mythology, but the misinterpretation was repeated by the Aztecs when they first saw the Spanish cavalry.

Centaurs in Fantasy

Following the myth, centaurs have become a fantasy trope appearing in works like The Chronicles of Narnia, the Harry Potter series, and Disney's Fantasia. Depending on the theme of the story, centaurs may be depicted as savage and tribal or as members of a larger society. This wide variance is also true in their appearances in video games: in World of Warcraft, for example, they are often forest-dwelling hunters, and in Shining Force they are the long-range cavalrymen in the players' army. In the futuristic Fallout 3, centaurs are humans who were mutated by exposure to radiation.

Name	Platforms	Developer
Guild Wars 2	PC	ArenaNet, Inc.
Scribblenauts released on Sept. 15, 2009	DS	5th Cell Media
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King released on Nov. 13, 2008	PC, MAC	Blizzard Entertainment
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian released on May 15, 2008	X360, PC, DS, WII, PS3, PS2	Traveller's Tales Ltd.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary released on June 5, 2007	PSN, PC, MAC, X360, WII, PS2, PSP	Buzz Monkey Software, LLC, Crystal Dynamics, Inc.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade released on Jan. 16, 2007	PC, MAC	Blizzard Entertainment
Titan Quest released on June 26, 2006	PC	Iron Lore Entertainment Ltd.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe released on Nov. 15, 2005	GBA, DS, GC, PC, PS2, XBOX	Traveller's Tales Ltd., Amaze Entertainment, Inc., Griptonite Games
Serious Sam II released on Oct. 11, 2005	PC, XBOX	Croteam Ltd.
World of Warcraft released on Nov. 23, 2004	PC, MAC	Blizzard Entertainment

Concept Name:	Centaur
Appears in:	31 games
First appearance:
Aliases

	Morell Thule
	Higins
	Motaro
	Erik
	Chester
	Rick
	Centaur Man
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