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2 unusual facts about The Centaur


The Centaur

George is both the Centaur Chiron and Prometheus (some readers might see George's son Peter as Prometheus), Mr. Hummel, the automobile mechanic, is Hephaestus (AKA Vulcan); and so forth.

Wanting, and being unable, to have an end, because he was immortal, then with Prometheus offering himself to Zeus to become immortal for him, thus he died.



see also

Actaeon beetle

The species name actaeon derives from the name Actaeon of a famous Theban hero, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, trained by the centaur Chiron.

Cromwell tank

This is the only version of the Centaur known to have seen combat, in service with the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group.

Mighty Man

Mighty Man (comics), a re-imagined version of the Centaur Comics Hero, published by Malibu Comics.

STS-61-G

John M. Fabian was scheduled to fly as Mission Specialist 1 on his third trip to space, but due to concerns and stress about the Centaur-G worst-case-scenarios, he resigned from this mission.

The Centaur Company

In 1871, The Centaur Company was formed by Charles Henry Fletcher at 80 Varick Street, New York City to purchase the rights to and manufacture the laxative Pitcher's Castoria, renamed Fletcher's Castoria after the founder.

Wounded healer

In Greek mythology, the centaur Chiron was a "Wounded Healer", after being poisoned with an incurable wound by one of Hercules's arrows.