Na mitologia grega os centauros eram seres com corpo de cavalo e busto e cabeça humana. Diz-se que formaram o seu nome das palavras ken e taurus, ou seja matador de touros.
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23.8.14
Centaurs or Bull-slayers
In Greek mythology the Centaurs were creatures with the body of a horse and human head and bust. It is said that their name derives from the words “Ken” and “Taurus”, that is, bull-slayers.
Na mitologia grega os centauros eram seres com corpo de cavalo e busto e cabeça humana. Diz-se que formaram o seu nome das palavras ken e taurus, ou seja matador de touros.
Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)-‘Hercules slaying the Centaurs’-oil on canvas Ottawa-National Gallery of Canada
Eugène Fromentin (1820-1876)-‘Centaurs and Centauresses exercising by shooting with the bow’ Private collection
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée the elder (1725-1805)-‘abduction of Deianira by the Centaur Nessus’-oil on canvas-1755 [Ovid; Metamorphoses, XII, 99-184]
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)-‘Pallas and the Centaur’-tempera on canvas-ca 1482 Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi
Unknown (4th century AD)-‘a pair of female Kentauroi raise a crown above the head of the goddess Aphrodite’-mosaic Tunis-Musée du Bardo [Ovid; Metamorphoses, XII, 210]
Na mitologia grega os centauros eram seres com corpo de cavalo e busto e cabeça humana. Diz-se que formaram o seu nome das palavras ken e taurus, ou seja matador de touros.
26.8.11
Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
The Centaurs are sometimes regarded as the embodiment of the wild nature of human beings. They were involved in confrontations during the wedding feast of Pirithous, Ixion’s son, and Hippodamia. The Centaurs were defeated by the Lapiths with the help of Theseus.
Os Centauros são por vezes considerados como encarnação da natureza selvagem dos seres humanos. Envolveram-se em desacatos durante o banquete nupcial de Piritoo, filho de Íxion, com Hipodâmia. Os Lápitas derrotaram-nos com o auxílio de Teseu.
Piero di Cosimo (ca 1462-1521) 'fighting of Lapiths and Centaurs'-oil on panel London-National Gallery
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) 'battle of Lapiths and Centaurs'-relief marble-ca 1492
Francesco Solimena (1657-1747)-'battle between Lapiths and Centaurs'-oil on canvas-(1735-1740) Private collection
Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734)-'battle of Lapiths and Centaurs at the marriage of Pirithous, king of Lapiths'-oil on canvas-ca 1705 Private collection
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