The Incredible and Brutal Centaurs of Greek mythology

Centaurs are mythological creatures with a horse's body and human torso, head, and arms. They appear in various Greek mythology stories, emphasizing their strength and wisdom. Centaurs are represented in numerous ancient artistic objects.
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[@Kkwells21]

Imagine pushing out a half horse😭

[@dennisahlarson1584]

Those women would have died trying due to blood loss and internal injury. 😢

[@missvida6251]

They would have been split in two but hopefully the newborn centaur was tiny enough to not cause any internal damage

[@user-xi3mj3mx4j]

Ruined them

[@berrymint6384]

imagine thinking that brith is painful XD

[@yosoyviridiana7716]

Only us, women, thinking about this😂

[@dominicadrean2160]

Hera should have divorced Zeus long ago and here's a fun fact she may be the goddess of marriage but in one of her stories she actually almost divorces and Zeus panicked😂

[@72Worker]

And give up power ..... What type of woman gives up power? Obviously not Hera.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

​@@72WorkerShe has her own powers

[@72Worker]

@@bezoticallyyours83 Hillary Killary Clinton never divorced her cheating husband. A woman always gets fringe benefits from marrying a man of power. Hera would have to give those up if she divorced Zeus. It doesn't matter how much power she kept from a divorce. Hera would have lost privilege in the eyes of her followers.

[@dominicadrean2160]

​@@72Workershe has her own power she is still a god she was made the goddess of marriage and fertility by Zeus she didn't get the shoes of that rule herself meaning she could give up the title if she chose to leave Zeus

[@72Worker]

​​@@dominicadrean2160Zeus made Hera goddess of marriage by marrying her. Hera wouldn't be goddess of marriage any more if she divorced Zeus. Fringe benefits to being married that she would lose. Not to mention many more benefits. Hillary Killary Clinton never divorced her cheating husband. For similar reasons.

[@dominicadrean2160]

I think my first exposure to Greek mythology and seeing most of Greek mythology creatures was from watching the Narnia movies when I was a kid😅 because the author of Narnia CS Lewis like Greek mythology and used a lot of them for his world

[@DJJAW11]

... Watch the original The lion the witch and the wardrobe, animated movie,, most atmospheric etc set in the snow!.

[@Reoh0z]

Centaurs have 2 ribcages.

[@bennyhundo9131]

that means they have 2 hearts

[@jamesofficial6829]

It means they have two sets of organs excluding the genitals and the brain, it just doesn't make any sense. Also very weird you never see a centaur female.@@bennyhundo9131

[@billylee7398]

Do they men or horse p nus?

[@k.vn.k]

Def horse, which you can see freely in its glorious size

[@StarGirl_578]

@@billylee7398horse

[@piotrmontgomerytv7786]

I remember Centaurs in Narnia were of high morale they were equivalent to elves from LOTR. In Narnia they also reminded me of Na'vi and Indians. But in Greek Mythology many of them liked being naughty towards humans. In gow series Centaurs aren't half horses half humans like everywhere else, there they are half horses half orcs.

[@BoopSnoot]

Centaurs were really just a way for ancient Greeks to fantasize about guys with horse caulks.

[@johnniepeterson2449]

Also in Harry potter

[@piotrmontgomerytv7786]

I was never a fan of centaurs. They are just weird.

[@waderich9904]

The Greek gods being basically just superheroes is so weird to me. How did people once worship someone with all the moral flaws of a normal human?

[@brandnubi5279]

The Boys comic/tv show is a great example

[@thyeconomy]

The thoughts can not travel the roads that language has not built.

[@killerboypoor]

Moral and customs where different thn. What is immoral today was acceptable back thn.

[@sissysovereign1294]

The Greek Gods were basically their version of DC and Marvel at the time xD

[@astraySparrow]

look at Taylor Swift fans, it's not that hard.

[@avatarroku7955]

Filipino mythology also have half horse, half man creature. we call it Tikbalang. the difference is it is the other way around. Tikbalang has the head of a horse and a body of a man. according to myths, once you plucked a hair from a Tikbalang and keep possession of it, the Tikbalang will be your loyal servant. apart from that, I don't know nothing more about it.

[@LondonPower]

Malakas is a Philippine hero ?

[@avatarroku7955]

@@LondonPower not a hero but a myth. Malakas is the version of Adam in Philippine Mythology together with Maganda (Eve). they came from the inside of a bamboo that was struck down by a lightning.

[@annsepino]

There's also a female version, the *anggitay,* that more closely resembles the centaur. It's said that whenever it rains just lightly enough for the sun to keep shining, a tikbalang is getting married. Tikbalang are known to trick people into getting lost in forests. One way to evade their trickery is to wear your shirt inside-out. 🙂

[@Shadowhunterbg]

There is no mythology like the greek one.

[@shanchan8247]

The Norse: You won't make it to Valhalla!

[@heraadrian7764]

@@shanchan8247 You in reality just want to be chosen by a beautifull valkyrie ain't it so? Jests to the side in sincerity greek mythology is the best that we europeans produced and have in all of our continental history.

[@cuetlaxochitl]

Realise that every culture has its mythology that is recognised.

[@EyBossPusi]

Hinduism

[@Xarl-VIII]

idk Hindu lore goes pretty hard

[@phantomeye5199]

0:00 They look at Centaurs half human and half horse history of Greek mythology 0:26 Alright Nergal appear too! 0:49 They having party on Mount Olympus. 2:07 Hey Apollo teach a child Chiron a great skills. 3:01 After they kidnap woman he bring army to end them. 3:29 Chiron was appear and teach them great skills as heroes of Greece. 4:30 😢Chiron was shot by Hercules using poison arrow from hydra's blood. At night they can see Chiron at night shooting stars. 5:39 Before his death he handed her a vial of blood and they left Centaur behind. After kidnap Deianira by Centaurs. Hercules give him a money from Travelers who wanted to cross the river. 6:27 👍Cool great art work of Centaurs. 9:35 Now that was fantastic stars! Love it! 👏Well done. Now amazing story of The Incredible and Brutal Centaurs of Greek mythology. They will remember Centaurs action in Greek mythology history.

[@bigcomcast]

The first Centaurs were probably people riding horses. As the Greek's learned to ride and use horses the myth took on a more mythic embodiment than a real creature.

[@smiththeinspiringanimator7042]

Awesome and cool! :)

[@-RONNIE]

Good video

[@danentakoto2701]

Guys growing up riding horses everywhere being called centaurs...the human imagination at work

[@EmoHime]

So how did they breed then? If only Chiron was born or Nessus? Where did the rest of the Centaurs come from?

[@martinalarcon3108]

Test tube centaurs 😮😢 trust the science 😮

[@g.g.moquete]

Do you really want to know?

[@kitsunekaze93]

the beautiful love between a human and centaur ❤

[@j.i.r608]

It's just a myth. They're not real & have never been real. Don't think too much of it

[@martinalarcon3108]

@@j.i.r608 ever heard of pancho villa ? He was call the centaur ? El centauro

[@Cantetinza17]

Great story.

[@Daron7181]

Pranking and clowning on the guy that passes out at the party. A story old as time.

[@Hi-ez8nm]

I love your stories !!!!!

[@SeeUinHistory]

😊

[@blast3608]

Amazing!

[@calvinstaley0123]

COOL

[@aliasfakename3159]

Why were the centaurs obsessed with human women when, um, there's no way everything would fit?

[@dankydannysr4609]

Reddit NSFW begs to differ 🤌

[@kitsunekaze93]

you have no idea what a bit of preparation allows a person to take!

[@nnzzrrnn]

Naive of you

[@Ganbre14]

Not your comment giving me war ptsd ☠️​@@dankydannysr4609

[@TheIGITnBLUE]

Oh you sweet summer child...

[@johnperrone8523]

Thanks!

[@SeeUinHistory]

Thanks for the support, @johnperrone8523 ! ❤️❤

[@catastros654]

They were also called Ixionidae if my notes are right

[@wildmen5025]

The ones that were sons of Ixion, yes

[@MysticChronicles712]

Absolutely captivating! This video beautifully delves into the mesmerizing world of Greek mythology, shedding light on the incredible and brutal Centaurs. Each tale unfolds with such detail and depth, making it impossible to look away. Kudos to the creators for bringing these legendary creatures to life in such a mesmerizing way!

[@dungeater9241]

And then you realize all Greek gods were creeps and rapists.

[@DrakariZargon]

There is another origin about the centaurs. Zeus was always wandering when he could mate with Aphrodite but couldnt, in one on these ocasion he saw her, he "relieved" himself on the ground, but turn out the precense of Gaia was still in the earth, and a centaur was born. Would be cool if someone write how the hierarchy of Centaurs was; those sons of Cronos, Zeus and Ixion.

[@wildmen5025]

This is actually true. Here are the sources. Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5. 611 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "Not so wild his [Zeus'] desire had been for Kypris (Cypris) [Aphrodite], when craving but not attaining he scattered his seed on the ground, and shot out the hot foam of love self-sown, where in the fruitful land horned Kypros (Cyprus) flourished the two-coloured generation of wild creatures with horns (Pheres) [i.e. Kentauroi (Centaurs)]." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 193 ff : "[Rheia summoned rustic divinities to join the army of Dionysos for his campaign against the Indians :] Another tribe of twiform Kentauroi (Centaurs) was ready, the Kyprioi (Cyprian). One when Kypris (Cypris) [Aphrodite] fled like the wind from the pursuit of her lascivious father [Zeus], that she might not see an unhallowed bedfellow in her own begetter, Zeus the Father gave up the chase and left the union unattempted, because unwilling Aphrodite was too fast and he could not catch her: instead of the Kyprian's bed, he dropt on the ground the love-shower of seed from the generative plow. Gaia (Gaea, the Earth) received Kronion's (Cronion's) fruitful dew, and shot up a strange-looking horned generation." Nonnus, Dionysiaca 32. 65 ff : "I [Zeus] desired the Paphian [Aphrodite], for whose sake I dropt seed in the furrow of the plowland and begat the Kentauroi (Centaurs)."

[@charliemcternan8190]

So lovely

[@robinharwood5044]

J K Rowling knew that they were a bit dodgy.

[@Bullitt-5]

I'm sat here wondering how the digestive system of a herbivore deals with the eating habits of an omnivore.

[@MementoMori1001]

My goat eats sardines on daily basis

[@Web-WeaversInc]

Most herbivores like deer can still eat meat...

[@gucci_hobo]

Most herbivores still eat meat, cannibalism is very common in nature

[@jssfrk161]

And here I was assuming all the replies would be vegans saying something like “we are meant to be plant eaters” or similar

[@BringDHouseDown]

you've never seen a horse eat a bunny have you

[@beyondborderfilms4352]

In my opinion it's possible that the centaurs were mythologized versions of the nomadic indo europeans that migrated half a millennium before Mycenaean culture flourished. Especially Since the indo Europeans had a sky god called dyeus which may be an origin of zeus. The pairing between the king of lapas and the cloud goddess as well as the story between cronis and felera may be how the indo Europeans and nearly neolithic humans culture began to merch with the Indo Europeans tellingsa more peaceful story to explain integration with the local neolithic farmers hinting that Zeus as both their common ancestor. Meanwhile another story showing a more violent story hinting of a forceful take over likely drawn upon by angry nomadic farmers that remained. It may also explain why their isn't any depiction of female centaurs until much later. Indo Europeans nomads were almost entirely consistent of males and came by chariots and already knew how to make bronze tools and used bows and arrows in their assaults.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Best Best Man ever!

[@nickvinsable3798]

🤔 . . . What about _Interviews with Monster Girls_ & _Monster Musume_ ‘s approach to such . . . people? If such people existed, even up to today, how would history look? And how would each be utilized to their fullest?

[@NezukoSatoru]

GREEK MYTHOLOGY ARE JUST FASCINATING & AMAZING ❤

[@hydrangea7729]

0:30 Greeks didn't take the centaur mythology from the Mesopotamians because these creatures actually existed and they've seen them with their eyes. Archeologists found the bones of a centaur outside of a town named Volos.

[@ptakos-ed9sk]

👍

[@AnchoringHighFrequency]

Enki and Ninhursag’s Isle of Dr Moreau… Sweettooth… WestWorld…

[@thewhitehand7106]

sergeant: what did you see scout? scout: horsemen! sergeant: you mean a man on a horse? scout: i saw half man half horse. sergeant: my king we are under attack by horsemen! king: you mean men on horseback? scribe: scout reports an attack my men who are horses mythology: centaurs

[@martinalarcon3108]

Good one 😮😢

[@noobnavi1513]

do we all have the same question

[@rentheseer190]

...was the same artist who made the invincible comics also made greek myth comic that is being used of this video?

[@SoundOfOceanBlue]

As a Sagittarius I apologise for their actions

[@sumitchowdhury8589]

I have a question when does one differentiate between myths and history ?

[@armorbearer9702]

I see that Chiron's preferred weapon is the bow. Is this what inspired the Centaurs in Age of Mythology to carry bows?

[@kratoscraken5614]

The fallen angels made them 👍

[@markhagnaya8463]

Nephilim made by the fallen angels

[@deniseherud]

"Centaurs don't eat hay..." ~Xena 😂

[@2prider451]

Actually where's Chiron? Chiron was the first ever centaur and the world's best trainer of every Greek hero and heroine. Chiron was also a son of Kronos but he didn't get swallowed

[@wildmen5025]

You're correct. Chiron is the son of Kronos and a nymph named Philyra. Hail Chiron!

[@ricardoagard871]

Chiron was mentioned, what video did you watch?

[@arpan9937]

Chiron was the best teacher

[@lo-keyloki9986]

Theyre in the video? Did you not watch it?

[@2prider451]

@@lo-keyloki9986 where exactly?

[@nanceeM1313]

❤👑❤

[@kyleecook6671]

...who's going to tell Phil that he didn’t train Hercules or Achilles?

[@LondonPower]

Centaurs live in the mountain Pilio in Thessaly they teach many greek Heroes wisdom and the art of the war

[@BradleyMasten]

Goddesses, have mercy on me.

[@Tout-Le-Monde02]

The myth of the centaurs rose from the fear of the nomadic horse archers of the day - the Scythians who were both terrifying and fascinating to the settled Greeks .....

[@milutinstankovic4638]

4:35 he said Heracles

[@s0neskim]

Heracles is his original name, Hercules was the anglicized version of Heracles

[@v.r.m.891]

​@@s0neskimright, but Heracles is Greek and Hercules is the Roman equivalent

[@wildmen5025]

​@@v.r.m.891They're the same person

[@v.r.m.891]

​@@wildmen5025yeah just clarifying

[@martinalarcon3108]

If we have learn one thing about this story is that Heracles and centaurs don’t mix well 😮😢

[@duaspistas1325]

FOCA NA HISTÓRIA

[@SeeUinHistory]

@duaspistas1325 Olá amigo mamífero! 😊

[@Pduarte79]

Nowadays we have futacentaurs. 😅

[@gaminwithwilson2437]

That sounds cursed asf

[@kitsunekaze93]

perfection.

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

OK

[@reppich1]

Based on when the Yamnaya horsemen first appeared 6,000 years ago

[@Sizzlingdayveed]

Greek Tragedy indeed 😢

[@taonglobo]

Probably nomads raider translated into monster over the years

[@gabrielbueno9806]

Who df trusts a guy that tried to kidnap you claiming his blood is a love potion ?

[@smyrna9207]

🕊🙏

[@jemzbundzdobo7310]

some historians believe they were based on the ancient scythian people, the scythian has a horse culture and were known horseman during that time period and they raided territories all over the ancient world including greek territories around thrace.

[@dylansearcy3966]

3:29 that's hercules

[@s0neskim]

Heracles is his original name, Hercules was the anglicized version of Heracles

[@dylansearcy3966]

@@s0neskim it's the Roman equivalent to heracles

[@bezoticallyyours83]

It's a regional pronunciation.

[@dylansearcy3966]

@@bezoticallyyours83 no its two different names for the same type of hero

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@dylansearcy3966 that's what I just said

[@Mr_Robotts]

Ixion and Nephele had a son named Centaurus. He fathered the centaurs on the magnesium mares. Kronos did father Chiron because they were in horse form when he ravished her. He also has 2 twin brothers, the 2 ichthyocentaurs who became pisces.

[@roykelly5486]

Dec 14

[@beyondborderfilms4352]

Female depictions and mentionings of cnetaurs only appeared in the 5th century bc likely with the introduction of the scythians who unlike the indo europeans had female warriors which may explain they came to be depicted much later.

[@charlenesearlesrod5]

Hold up trying to wrap my mind around it let's try.... 👦+🐎=? 🤔 Okay what kindof sick funk #@! a horse? 🤣

[@christopheraliaga-kelly6254]

What position would these place in football? Centaur forward, of course

[@BrielleSala]

help 😭😂

[@captdaddy]

I have another theory what if centaurs were just nephilim... misrepresented?

[@ancientruth5298]

Enkidu is the father of the centaurs in Greek mythology

[@BringDHouseDown]

judging by the thumbnail I'm going to assume centaurs invented NTR before Japan invented anime

[@KarinaHoughton-hw6hb]

And the centre's mother a cloud.

[@cathleenthomas88]

Check your astrology here. Chances are where Chiron is, his sign, aspects, and other actors nearby will tell a story. A story of the childhood, first wound, often from the Mother. Severity and type depend on the WHOLE chart. Tread lightly.

[@NakedOwl501]

Vaush salivating

[@smiththeinspiringanimator7042]

Is it also wrong that I actually feel bad for the centaurs?

[@dinahnicest6525]

Not at all.

[@cesarerinaldi6750]

Werewolves are the true symbol of ferocious bestiality. Dante should have put the Centaurs to guard not the Phlegethon, the Blood River of Violence, but to guard the Styx, the Poison River of Envy (not Wrath, that definitely goes with Heresy) and Sloth.

[@user-qt1tm3hy1y]

Centaur ….. I keep on seeing them as magical world mystical beings like elves unicorn…. Otherwise I don’t see them as flesh…. I still haven’t received more about them

[@willempasterkamp862]

size does matter

[@Madhumkyt]

That's Sagittarius

[@92up7]

"My husband is hung like a horse" - - - Poor/Lucky girl?

[@zerotodona1495]

First few times unlucky?

[@deanjacobs1766]

I prefer Bizzarro world in the DC Superman comics of the early 60s

[@user-fz1ng2to8b]

Please talk about the female centaur, as she is more civilized than the male and is known for her beauty, even if her lower half is like a horse.

[@SuzetteKath]

A version of the centaur story can be found in Nancy Straight's Centaur books. There is at least five of them.

[@greyworld6242]

Horse people!

[@nemo99nemo83]

Centaurs were propably invented, when early greek merchants tolled stories of asian steppe rider warriors.

[@user-rq2qi7tx8u]

Maybe Centour does really exist because. To see is to believe maybe in the Greek period they did really see one or maybe one day we will find a unknown land that everything you feared or idolise exist

[@dominicadrean2160]

ixion you should have really tried to win over the goddess Hera instead of being blunt to get her he should have tried offering his service to the Gods willing to do anything for them so he could always stay there( and that's remember Zeus loves his ego he and his worship) and he should have tried getting Aphrodite on his side or at least she would like him enough so as a favor she can let him have one of her son magic arrows and the funny thing is she wouldn't need the context on who it's for😅

[@wildmen5025]

Aphrodite wouldn't have helped

[@dominicadrean2160]

​@wildmen5025 oh I don't think she would have a help ixion get with Hera that's why I said he should have offered his services to the Gods taking any tasks they wanted Aphrodite would not have helped him but would have possibly giving him an arrow from Eros because of his service to the Gods biggest even Aphrodite can take pity on people or answer faithful servants the Gods ( but just make sure you always honor her for that gift because if you don't she's very vengeful😅 and extremely Petty)

[@bezoticallyyours83]

She is the Goddess of Faithfulness and Marriage.

[@jamesmurray8558]

They would have a conflict of nature.

[@dinx4]

If you're doing a video about Greek mythology, you need to call the greatest hero "Heracles.". You especially should NOT use Heracles and Hercules interchangeably

[@SeeUinHistory]

Actually, no. Most of our audience only knows him as Hercules, and interchanging the names is a way of expanding knowledge about the two translations (Hercules/Heracles). If you look at other videos, we do this with several other gods and characters who are known by different names.

[@deanalvarado9751]

I disagree. Using the names interchangably makes it confusing as to whether you're talking about the same character or not. If you want to make it familiar, then stay with the more familiar name

[@SeeUinHistory]

@@deanalvarado9751 Well, that's the thing about opinions. You are entitled to yours. And we can use Hercules, Heracles, or both if that's our opinion on what's best for our videos. Thank you for sharing your opinions and I hope you enjoy our channel

[@wildmen5025]

@@deanalvarado9751 Herakles and Hercules are the same figure. We know this because the Romans worshipped Hercules with Greek rites to acknowledge His heritage as an ethnically Greek man. They understood Him as not a Roman deity but a Greek deity popular in Rome. It's the same guy.

[@missvida6251]

I’m so sick of Zeus! 😂

[@DarthChosen]

those women smiling a little too much standing next to those horse guys ;)

[@elliottjames671]

🐕s love centaurs 😏

[@sancocho1718]

I just want to know, how would they wear pants? 🤔

[@Justin-vp7wf]

Nephilim anyone? IYKYK

[@JamesSmith-xl7ph]

Could it be The Scythians?

[@geraldbrefka1145]

Yes it was the Scythians and Sarmatians of the Steppes and my ancient tribe

[@Derm_video]

So this is like marvel before comics got it

[@wildmen5025]

Sure if you're willing to call your own religion that too

[@Derm_video]

@@wildmen5025 Religion is entails a lot "more" bibliographic information than Greek Mythos

[@wildmen5025]

@@Derm_video Tell me you don't know anything about the Ancient Greek religion without telling me you don't know anything about the Ancient Greek religion

[@snsh7207]

​@@wildmen5025oh, drop the pretentiousness

[@wildmen5025]

@@snsh7207 You guys first

[@bencepihe7887]

bro these are not myths. most of them

[@roninnder]

So we need to have a talk about what a selfless act is. Again. Choosing to die to save yourself from pain is NOT a selfless act. Look at the clues. Who are you saving from pain? Oop.

[@petruk269]

those two centaur origin most certainly not gonna happen. how centaur breed? first and second story only produce 1 centaur

[@Eleora1997Msia]

they need centaurs (center) of attention 😂😂😂

[@bobfaam5215]

Wannabe funny

[@touremuhammad5983]

Doesn’t Norse mythology have their own Centaurs called Stalkers, who were worshippers of Skaði, Goddess of the Hunt?? Or is that just in the God of War series??

[@wildmen5025]

That's just in the game

[@truthspreader1996]

Okay, I just noticed that there are no Female Centaurs....... You don't see any in any works......Is that done on purpose?

[@kitsunekaze93]

guess some stererotype of "women cant be savage" or horses due to their muscular forms and... endowment, were seen as inherently masculine could be anything really

[@wildmen5025]

There are references to female centaurs in the ancient world

[@truthspreader1996]

@@wildmen5025 Never heard of that.

[@samuelsantanajr.784]

Thats My Zodiac...Centaur not a Sagittarius...born of the Equinox. -Lucifer