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centaur a mythological race of savage men who lived in Greece. They were depicted as men from the head to the loins and horses from there back. A common emblem for veterinary organizations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The centauress appears in small artifacts such as a first century Roman cameo (see, for example, Mesenzeva, 1983, 202), but Lucian was probably even more important for Durer because the nursing centauress appears as a central figure in a discussion of painting in one of Lucian's satires. 29) In the central foreground, the centauress Hylonome gently cradles her dead beloved, Cyllarus, eliciting the sympathy of the viewer, who is made to feel the deep pathos of her loss and grief. |
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