centauride

One of the female members of the race of centaurs, with the upper torso of a woman and the lower body of a horse. One of the centaurides is Hylonome.

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Iconography

The centaurides are seldom mentioned in Greek literature, but a few depictions survive (mainly Roman era mosaics and reliefs). Greek representations have been described by Philostratus of Lemnos.

References

Source

  • Philostratus of Lemnos. Imagines ii, 3.