Centaurs were mythical creatures that had human upper bodies and horse lower bodies. In Greek mythology, centaurs symbolized the duality between the civilized and untamed aspects of human nature.

Source: Bénigne Gagneraux on Wikimedia Commons/public domain In the Iliad, Homer calls Chiron the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs." Fated to be overthrown by one of his children ...