What is a half person half horse called?

Centaur, Greek Kentauros, in Greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia.
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What is a female centaur called?

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.
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What are the 3 types of centaurs?

List of Centaurs
  • Hippocentaur.
  • Onocentaur.
  • Unicentaur.
  • Pterocentaur.
  • Alacentaur.
  • Ephialticentaur.
  • Sleipnicentaur.
  • Zebracentaur.
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What is a sentar?

to seat. Full verb table intransitive verb. to sit. sentar-se reflexive verb. to sit down.
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What is a Cervitaur?

Cervitaurs are men with the body of deer.
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What is a half goat half man called?

faun, in Roman mythology, a creature that is part human and part goat, akin to a Greek satyr. The name faun is derived from Faunus, the name of an ancient Italic deity of forests, fields, and herds, who from the 2nd century bce was associated with the Greek god Pan.
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What is a reverse centaur called?

Ipotanes or hippotaynes are mythical creatures; a race of half-horse, half-humans. They are usually depicted as the reverse of centaurs, having human bodies with the heads of horses.
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What is a Pegasus centaur called?

The Pterocentaur's appearance is best described as a Pegasus-centaur. The upper body is that of a human(oid), while the lower body is that of a winged horse.
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What is the deer version of a centaur?

Cervitaur – A deer-type centaur. This description was also used for the Golden Hind from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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Does a centaur have two hearts?

Centaurs have two hearts, one in the upper body and one in the lower. Each is about three times the size of a human heart, and they beat together in a slow but powerful rhythm.
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What is a half snake half woman called?

Echidna, (Greek: “Snake”) monster of Greek mythology, half woman, half serpent.
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Can centaurs reproduce?

This implies that a centaur's breeding patterns and reproductive cycle are closer to those of a horse; but because their brain is mostly human their behaviour and mating strategies will resemble those of humans.
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What is a dog with wings called?

Simargl or Semargl is a deity or mythical creature in East Slavic mythology, depicted as a winged lion or dog.
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What is a human with wings called?

Talislanta has the Gryphs and Stryx as winged humanoid races, complete with HUGE wings that actually look like they might get them off the ground.
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What is a deer Satyr?

Satyrs are said to be half man and half goat. Meanwhile, fawns are half man and half deer. Fawns have more grace, poise, and finesse than satyrs. Satyrs were derived from ancient Greek literature while fawns were from Roman literature.
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What is a horse with a human head called?

A centaur was a creature from Greek mythology which was half-man and half-horse. The head, arms and torso of a centaur were human and joined at the waist to the body and legs of a horse.
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What are horses with wings?

Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a mythical winged divine horse, and one of the most recognized creatures in Greek mythology. Usually he is depicted as pure white.
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What is a human with a horse head?

A centaur (/ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr/ SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Greek: κένταυρος, romanized: kéntauros; Latin: centaurus), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. Centaur.
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What is a harpy?

Definition of harpy

1 capitalized : a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird. 2a : a predatory person : leech. b : a shrewish woman.
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What is a dryad?

dryad, also called hamadryad, in Greek mythology, a nymph or nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the spirits of oak trees (drys: “oak”), but the name was later applied to all tree nymphs.
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Is a faun and a satyr the same?

Fauns and satyrs were originally quite different creatures: whereas 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.
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What is Satan's dog's name?

It is generally depicted as a vicious, gargantuan dog with three heads, although accounts may vary. Cerberus is in fact the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Kerberos.
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What is a 3 headed dog called?

Cerberus, in Greek mythology, the monstrous watchdog of the underworld. He was usually said to have three heads, though the poet Hesiod (flourished 7th century bce) said he had 50.
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What are demon dogs?

Demon Dogs, or Demon Hounds, are beast-like, lower-level demonic canines that are employed by other demons (typically possessed mortals).
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How do centaurs breastfeed?

Centaurs evolved, therefore only have a single set of functioning nipples, and the babies suckle from those.
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