1974: "Centauroid was a very loose description. The burly two-armed torso merged smoothly with the four-legged barrel..." — Poul Anderson, Fire Time
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Centauroid creature — Centauroid creatures, also known as centaur like or tauric creatures, appear frequently in mythology and works of fiction. Like the centaur of Greek myth, such creatures typically possess the body of a four legged animal with a human or human… … Wikipedia
Chaotic (TV series) — Chaotic Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy Format Animated television series Created by Martin Rauff Developed by Norman J. Grossfeld Michael Haigney … Wikipedia
Shedu — The Sumerian word lama, which is rendered in Akkadian as lamassu, refers to a beneficient protective female deity. The corresponding male deity was called alad, in Akkadian, šêdu (Hebrew šed שד). [An illustrated dictionary, Gods, Demons and… … Wikipedia
List of legendary creatures — This article, split into smaller parts, can also be accessed by navigating by initial letters J.F. Bertuch, Kinderbuch Fabelwesen 2, Anno 1806 This is a list of legendary creatures from various historical mythologies. Its entries include species… … Wikipedia
List of species in fantasy fiction — Fantasy fiction tends to draw upon a common set of creatures that are easily recognizable to fans of the fantastic genre and have some pre determined traits. Most are based on mythology, legends, fairy tales, or classical literature. ( For such… … Wikipedia
Drider — Characteristics Alignment Chaotic Evil Type Aberration Image Wizards.com image Stats … Wikipedia
Flint the Time Detective — 時空探偵ゲンシクン (Jikū Tantei Genshi kun) Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy TV anime Directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi … Wikipedia
Zoat — The Zoats were a race of centaur like lizard creatures that appeared in Games Workshops Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 settings but have since been written out of the background. They were large, strange, centaurlike creatures. The Zoats… … Wikipedia
Therianthropy — refers to the metamorphosis of humans into other animals.[1] Therianthropes are said to change forms via shapeshifting. Therianthropes have long existed in mythology, appearing in ancient cave drawings[2] such as the Sorcerer at Les Trois Frères … Wikipedia
Ishtarians — The Ishtarians are a fictional sentient race of extraterrestrials who evolved on the planet of Ishtar in Poul Anderson s novel, Fire Time.PhysiologyThe body plan is generally centauroid, but much more leonine than equine in appearance. The arms… … Wikipedia
