Article Talk. Ipotanes or hippotaynes are mythical creatures. They are usually depicted as being half-human half-horse creatures much different from the centaurs.
The Centaurides (Ancient Greek: Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses are female centaurs. First encountered in Greek mythology as members of the tribe of the Centauroi, the Centaurides are only occasionally mentioned in written sources, but appear frequently in Greek art and Roman mosaics.
In Greek art of the Archaic period, centaurs are depicted in three different forms. Some centaurs are depicted with a human torso attached to the body of a horse at the withers, where the horse's neck would be; this form, designated "Class A" by Professor Paul Baur, later became standard.
Dracocentaur. Dracocentaurs are centaurs that are half-human, half-dragon. They tend to have scaly skin, pointed ears, horns, fangs, flat noses, slightly elongated faces, spines along their spine, claws, draconic eyes, and other features that differ depending on their dragon half.
Both Centaurs and Satyrs were half human and half horse creatures. Whereas Satyrs only had the lower legs of a horse, Centaurs had four horse legs and the upper torso of a man. Satyrs were associated with the god Dionysus and his festivals, whereas Centaurs were considered to be great warriors and very aggressive.
Satyress is the female equivalent to satyrs. They are entirely an invention of post-Roman European artists, as the Greek satyrs were exclusively male and the closest there was to female counterparts were the nymphs, altogether different creatures who, however, were nature spirits or deities like the satyrs.
In Greek mythology, a satyr (Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros]), also known as a silenus or silenos (Greek: σειληνός seilēnós [seːlɛːnós]), and selini (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
The Centaur is a business that reaches $100 million of annual recurring revenue (ARR) — a rare breed of cloud business, part of an elite subset of the growing unicorn herd.
Unitaur – A unicorn-type centaur.
(ˈsɛntɔː ) noun. Greek mythology. one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse. Also called: hippocentaur.
After having intercourse, a female centaur will become pregnant, and carry the baby in her uterus located down in her horse half. Gestation for centaurs lasts longer than humans at around 11 - 12 months.
Echidna, (Greek: “Snake”) monster of Greek mythology, half woman, half serpent.
The most famous centaur in Greek Mythology was Chiron. Homer called him “the most righteous of the Centaurs,” and he was one of the wisest beings in Greek myth. He was the teacher of Achilles, Hercules, Perseus, Theseus, and a series of other Greek heroes and deities.
Although not technically considered to have been a Centauress, Medusa, the fearsome female monster featuring in many a tale in Greek mythology, was in early depictions portrayed with the lower body of a horse and the torso and head of a woman.
The centaur likely boasted both a primary and secondary heart to pump blood through its hybrid system. All the more reason that the old centaur looks so defeated: he can suffer from two simultaneous broken hearts.
The onocentaur is similar to the centaur, but part human, part donkey. However, unlike a centaur, which is portrayed with four legs, the onocentaur is often portrayed with only two legs. As with many liminal beings, the onocentaur's nature is one of conflict between its human and animal components.
In late Classical Greek art, ichthyocentaurs (Greek: ἰχθυοκένταυρος, plural: ἰχθυοκένταυροι) were centaurine sea beings with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and fore-legs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.
A winged unicorn (cerapter, flying unicorn, pegacorn, unisus, or alicorn) is a fictional ungulate, typically portrayed as a horse, with wings like Pegasus and the horn of a unicorn.
Of all the horse-hybrids, perhaps the most intriguing is the centaur (or hippocentaur) – for he was a fusion of horse and man. According to legend, the centaur was the product of an affair between the cloud nymph Nephele and the mortal king Ixion.
No. Centaurs can't ride other centaurs.
The male counterparts of the nymphs were the Satyrs, Panes, Potamoi and Tritons.
Fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures: Whereas late-period fauns are half-man and half-goat, satyrs originally were depicted as stocky, hairy, ugly dwarves or woodwoses, with the ears and tails of horses.
In addition, the god pan was strictly not a satyr but was more likely to be a satyr than a faun. He had the hind legs of a goat and two horns on his forehead. He was also a deity in Greek mythology which links him to a satyr; because fauns originated from Roman myths.
Satyrs are a land fae with goat legs.
Half-Human Satyr-kin are among the most plentiful, as Satyr and Humans commonly interbreed and both species are incredibly prolific.