Mythology: Centaurs — half man, half horse — may, according to som…

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Did you know? Centaurs — half man, half horse — may, according to some theories, have arisen when non-riding cultures first saw riders from horse-domesticating steppe peoples. The idea: from a distance, rider and horse were indistinguishable. Speculative but elegant.

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Centaurs — half man, half horse — may, according to some theories, have arisen when non-riding cultures first saw riders from horse-domesticating steppe peoples. The idea: from a distance, rider and horse were indistinguishable. Speculative but elegant.

Centauren — half mens, half paard — zouden volgens sommige theorieën zijn ontstaan toen niet-rijdende culturen voor het eerst ruiters van de paard-domesticerende steppe-volken zagen. Het idee: vanuit de verte was de ruiter en zijn paard niet te onderscheiden. Speculatief, maar elegant.

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