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MYTHICAL CREATURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Half-human, half-horse creatures in Greek mythology. They have the body of a horse and the torso, head, and arms of a man.
A
Chimera
B
Centaur
C
Phoenix
D
Sphinx
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Centaur, Greek Kentauros, in Greek mythology, a race of creatures, part horse and part man, dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly and Arcadia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Minotaur, Greek Minotauros (“Minos’s Bull”), in Greek mythology, a fabulous monster of Crete that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. It was the offspring of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a snow-white bull sent to Minos by the god Poseidon for sacrifice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The centaurs of Greek Mythology are amongst the most famous composite creatures of antiquity. They were half-men and half-horse beings representing an intermediate stage between human civilization and nature. The ancients portrayed them as barbarians who were unable to control their primeval instincts.

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