Taur
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Taurs, also known as Quads, is the short furry form for Centaur (a Greek word coming from "Kéntauroi" which has nothing to do with Latin), or (in modern usage) any creature with a furry anthro humanoid upper body joined onto the non-anthropomorphic lower body of another animal, in the same style as a Centaur.
There are many Taur species in furry, many of which are single instances, for instance a "Cervitaur (cervine, or deer-like)". Other variants comprise well--known species groups:
Most taur forms walk on four legs, but some have more - see hextaur and pede. Some people also consider Naga and Merfolk to be a type of taur in the nontraditional sense, being snake and fishtaurs respectively.[citation needed]
Some bestiaries referred to a half-human, half-donkey creature called an "Onocentaur".
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[edit] IRC
A #Taurs IRC channel is dedicated to taurforms of all types, located on FurNet; server: irc.furnet.org port: 6667
[edit] Taurs in literature
In addition to the classical centaurs found in Greek and Roman mythology, one finds many instances of taurs in fantasy and science fiction. The following is a list of some examples.
- Poul Anderson's David Falkayne stories of the Polesotechnic League features Wodenites, which are saurian-based quadrupeds with upright torsos. He also created the sapient life-form of Ishtar, depicted in Fire Time as a vaguely felinoid race.
- Piers Anthony's Xanth series features numerous centaurs.
- Gene Wolfe's Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete features centaurs.
- Jack L. Chalker wrote a long series of stories called Well World featuring centaurs called "Dillians".
- Thomas Burnett Swan wrote Day of the Minotaur.
- Thessalonica by Harry Turtledove features centaurs enlisted with the Christians of Thessalonica in a battle against invaders from the Asian steppes.
- John Varley's Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard and Demon) depicts centaur-like inhabitants of Titan, a satellite of Saturn.
- Goddess by Mistake by P. C. Cast is the story of a woman who becomes a Goddess in an alternate universe peopled by centaurs.
- A race of "Cat-Centaurs" appear in Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series.
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[edit] External links
- IRC #Taurs website
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