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:''This article is about the mythological species. For the former [[wizard]] of [[FurryMUCK]], see [[Centaur (character)|Centaur]].''
[[File:LesCentaures.jpg|right|thumb|[[W:Pierre Seron|Pierre Seron]]'s ''[[Les Centaures]]''.]]
[[File:Male and female centaur.jpg|right|thumb|A male and female centaur from [[World of Warcraft]].]]
[[File:Accidentalcentaurs.png|right|thumb|The cast of [[Accidental Centaurs]]]]
A '''Centaur''', also known as a '''hippocentaur''', is a [[creature]] from [[Greek mythology]], generally portrayed as a being with the full body of a large [[horse]] with the upper torso, arms and head of a [[human]] located approximately where the horse's head and neck should have been. They were considered barbarians, but certain centaurs, notably [[Wikipedia:Chiron|Chiron]] were viewed as divinely wise. Some earlier images of centaurs show them with four human legs rather than a horse body.

== Etymology ==

'''''Centaur''''' comes from ken – tauros, possibly "piercing bull-stickers" or "bull-slayer", the same tauros as in [[Minotaur]], "bull of Minos". The name Centaur is thus not descriptive of the creatures shape, but rather its function (slaying bulls). The use of "taur" to mean "a creature having a humanoid torso adjoining a quadrupedal body" can therefore be confusing, more so as "[[wiktionary:taur|taur]]" means "bull" in some languages.

Some bestiaries referred to a half-human, half-[[donkey]] creature called an "Onocentaur".{{fact}}

There are few mythological tales of [[female]] centaurs, this may be because the myths make them out to be all [[male]]s, but biologically it could be due to the fact that female centaurs may lack upper body [[breasts]] (despite how they are often shown in art) and so mistaken for males. {{fact}} There are other centaurs found in different cultures.

== Centaur and furry ==

In [[anthropomorphic]] or [[furry fandom]], there are many variant types of centaurs, often with greater or lesser amounts of animalistic appearance. For instance, some have the upper bodies of humans but the lower bodies of [[foxes]], [[lion]]s, or even [[spider]]s. In this case, centaur becomes a more generalized term referring to a usually [[hexaped]]al creature that possesses (usually) two manipulative appendages and four locomotive limbs, though even this can vary significantly, such as in the case of a spider centaur, which could have eight lower limbs.

Some are wholly animal in appearance, these usually go by the generic name '''[[taur]]''' usually having the upper body of an anthro creature and the lower body of the same. A [[foxtaur]], for example, would have the upper body of an anthro fox as well as four lower fox appendages. [[Equitaur]]s are similar, except that they have the upper body of an anthro horse.

== See also ==

* [[W:Centaur|Centaur]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[:Category:Centaur characters|Centaur characters]]
* [[Centaurs Gatherum]]

==External links==

* [http://furry.de/miavir/stories/key.centaur.html Centaur] search results on the [[Mia's Index of Anthro' Stories]]
* [https://www.deviantart.com/tag/centaur Centaur] search results in [[DeviantArt]]
* [https://www.furaffinity.net/search/?q=centaur Centaur] search results in [[Fur Affinity]]

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Transformers

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'''Transformers''' is the name of a long-running (1984 - present) series of animated, [[comic]]s and toy lines by Hasbro. The series centers on the battles of two robot fractions, the Autobots and Decepticons,

== Transformers and furry ==
The original ''Transformers'', while not itself [[furry]], had a [[Wikipedia:CGI|CGI]] series, ''[[wikipedia:Beast Wars|Beast Wars]]'' and then ''[[wikipedia:Beast Machines|Beast Machines]]'', released by [[wikipedia:Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe Entertainment]], a Canadian company more widely known as the creators of the computer animated cartoon ''[[Wikipedia:ReBoot|ReBoot]]''. In ''Beast Wars'', the transforming robots had animal modes (rather than vehicles or objects) as well as robot modes; in ''Beast Machines'', the animal modes were themselves partially mechanized. As both series' beast modes were stated as having actual DNA in them, and even Beast Wars creator Bob Forward admitting that the beast forms are "fully functional", some fans have argued that this qualifies the series' characters as [[anthroid|anthroids]] and, thus, should be included into the fandom interest.{{fact}}

In addition, ''Transformers'' have been used as plot devices and gags by [[Eric Schwartz]] in his [[webcomic]], [[Sabrina Online]], most noticeably the title character's love for the character ''[[Wikipedia:Silverbolt|Silverbolt]]''.

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Transformers multiplayer worlds|Transformers multiplayer worlds]]
* [[wikipedia:Transformers Universes|Transformers Universes]] at [[Wikipedia]]
* [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Beastformer Beastformer] at Transformers Wiki

== External links ==
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115108/ ''Beast Wars: Transformers''] at the [[wikipedia:Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189315/ ''Beast Machines: Transformers''] at the [[wikipedia:Internet Movie Database|Internet Movie Database]]
* http://tfwiki.net/

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