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Centauro (radio Station)
Centauro is the Italian word for centaur. Centauro also may refer to: People *Greg Centauro (1977–2011), French pornographic actor and director Military formations *I Mechanized Brigade "Centauro", ancestor of the Italian Army's Mechanized Brigade "Goito" *III Services Battalion "Centauro", ancstor of the Italian Army's Transit Areas Management Regiment *131st Armored Division "Centauro", a World War II Italian Royal Army unit *131st Artillery Regiment "Centauro", an inactive Italian Army unit *136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro", a World War II Italian Royal Army unit *Armored Brigade "Centauro", a post-World War II Italian Army unit *Artillery Specialists Group "Centauro", ancestor of the Italian Army's 12th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (Italy) *Engineer Battalion "Centauro", ancestor of the Italian Army's 131st Engineer Battalion "Ticino" *Logistic Battalion "Piemonte", an inactive Italian Army unit originally named the Logistic Battalion "Centauro" *Signal Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur
A centaur ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), 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. Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. Centaurs are subsequently featured in Roman mythology, and were familiar figures in the medieval bestiary. They remain a staple of modern fantastic literature. Etymology The Greek word ''kentauros'' is generally regarded as being of obscure origin. The etymology from ''ken'' + ''tauros'', 'piercing bull', was a euhemerist suggestion in Palaephatus' rationalizing text on Greek mythology, ''On Incredible Tales'' (Περὶ ἀπίστων), which included mounted archers from a village called ''Nephele'' eliminating a herd of bulls that were the scourge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
