Centaurs
Centaurs join human and animal nature. In some myths they embody wildness, violence and the breaking of banquet order; in other figures, especially Chiron, a centaur becomes a wise teacher of heroes.
Centauromachy
The battle of Lapiths and centaurs became an important subject in Greek art. It allowed artists to show the conflict between order and chaos, civic measure and wild violence.
Additional sources and visual checks
Centaurs are read through the tension between civilisation and wildness, through Chiron and through centauromachy imagery. The local gallery is still minimal, but it adds an object example instead of only abstract description.
For source checks: - Perseus Digital Library - Beazley Archive - LIMC online
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