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    accidentally mistaken Chiron for one of the vengative centaurs and it lead Chiron to his end of life. Chiron is a centaur, unlike the many other creatures that are violent, he is perfectly known for his goodness and wisdom. He was also immortal and entrusted by the gods who used to train their children. Even though he was immortal, Hercules was the one who had take his life away. Hercules once made a stop to visit his friend named Pholus, who was a centaur. Since Pholus was a very thirsty creature, he opened

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    despite being so bright, it's one hundred and forty five years away from us. Back to the topic of Sagittarius, it also has my favorite mythological creature in it- a centaur drawing its bow. Sagittarius was created when the centaur Chiron offered to take place of Prometheus, the titan who gave the idea of fire to man. He was a gentle centaur despite the bestiality of his race and was especially renowned for training the heroes Jason, Hercules, and Achilles. One day, when Hercules accidentally shot and

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    There are many different types of different creatures of Greek Mythology. There are Centaurs, Minotaur, Pegasus, Sirens, Medusa, and many more. These creatures can either be helpful to the Gods and Goddesses or they can work against them. Some of the creatures’ stories even intertwine with the stories of the Gods and Goddesses of Greek mythology. I will concentrate on the following creatures: Centaurs, Pegasus, Sirens, and Medusa. My favorite creatures out of all of these are the Sirens, because

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    I really like the constellation Lupus also known as the wolf mainly because I really like wolves and well I have a few ideas on a story behind the costellation. You can see Lupus best in June at 9:00 pm. The neighboring constellations are Centaurus, Circinus, Hydra, Libra, Norma, Scorpius. The brightest star in the constellation is Men, Alpha Lupi, with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.30. There are no meteor showers associated with the constellation. Lupus belongs to the Hercules family of constellations

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    of these creature are good and some are horrible. Some examples of these creatures are the unicorns, dragons, and the centaur. These creatures have certain abilities or special powers. There are a lot of magical creatures in the stories of Harry Potter. A centaur is a creature that is half human and half horse. A centaur has a body of a horse and the torso up as a human. Centaurs are really good at astronomy. They look at the stars a lot and they can predict the future. There are also dragons in

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    His four legs stand more relaxed than those of the centaur to his right, who lunges forward towards a human enemy. This centaur differs from the first in that he faces away from the viewer; his bare back is exposed, and in his right hand he grasps the front of the spear. However, his left arm is open, exposing the palm of his left hand. The third centaur is bearded and is shown in profile. Facing the humans to his left, he stands on his hind legs, recoils

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    The Centaurs were even guest at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia. The Centaurs became intoxicated and started a brawl and were slain by Lapithae. Though this is the shortcomings of some the Centaurs not all were this way, in fact one Centaur by the name of Chiron was instructed by Diana and Apollo in medicine, hunting, prophecy and even music. While the Centaur may have had the body of a monster and was abnormally formed they were held in high regard. The Centaurs were not only held

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    archer by the name of Crotius. Crotius is credited by the ancient Greeks as discovering Archery. He used to ride around on Horseback and shoot off arrows. He said ton Zeus that he needed to be put up in the sky and so he was. I believe that the Centaur came to exist in the sky because in ancient times there was a very powerful wizard. This wizard did many things and creating constellations to preserve the memories of people that helped him and paid him

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    centers on Trachi the centaur and his relationship with the narrator. Between these two characters, a friendship forms: Living together causes them to grow up with each other. They must come to terms with the reality of the world and this realization hits at a climactic moment, and here we see a great shift occur. One day Trachi expresses that he has feelings for Terese, a family friend of the narrators, but later the narrator goes away and has sex with Terese. Trachi, being a centaur, is made aware of

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    centers on Trachi the centaur and his relationship with the narrator. Between these two characters, a friendship forms: Living together causes them to grow up with each other. They must come to terms with the reality of the world and this realization hits at a climactic moment, and here we see a great shift occur. One day Trachi expresses that he has feelings for Terese, a family friend of the narrators, but later the narrator goes away and has sex with Terese. Trachi, being a centaur, is made aware of

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