To that point, some scholars argue that the centaur myth may be based on the first mountain riders in the Thessaly region, pre-Trojan war tribes believed to be named Centaur and Lapith.

a garden suspended between the mountains and the Aegean Sea On the east coast of Thessaly, Mount Pelion extends toward the sea like a promise of tranquility and wonder. Once home to the centaurs ...

Seized with shame and disgust at the sight of this monster, she abandoned him on Mount Pelion in Thessaly ... Whereas the centaurs were notorious for their unbridled lust and violence, Chiron ...