(Greek: κένταυρος). In Greek and Roman mythology a creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse. More rarely, centaurs were depicted with the head, body, arms and legs of a man attached to the body and hind legs of a horse. The centaurs were said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. Female centaurs (centauresses) are sometimes depicted in art, for example in the mosaic of centaurs fighting ferocious felines from Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli. Web resources here and here.