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ID: 901002114
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002114
Record Type: Character/Person

Centaurs (Greco-Roman beings)

Note: In Greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia.

Names:
Centaurs (Greco-Roman beings) (preferred,English-P,D)
Kentauros (Greco-Roman beings) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Centaurs (Greco-Roman beings) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs (Greco-Roman narrative)) [901001702]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... creatures
.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
related to .... centaurs
.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... Arkadia
.....(Pelopónnisos region, Greece, Europe) (TGN)
located in .... Thessaly
.....(Kardhítsa regional division, Thessaly, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

Sources:
Centaurs (Greco-Roman beings)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................Hansen, Handbook of Classical Mythology (2004)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92L7 centaurs
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85021841
Kentauros (Greco-Roman beings)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92L7 centaurs
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 7 September 2018
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/195372

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