Creatures of myth first described by the ancient Greeks, having the body of a horse with four legs, but also the upper body of a man where the horse's neck would be.
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Does 'Mars Is Bright Tonight' Have a Specific Meaning?
What does the centaurs Ronan and Bane's statement of "Mars is bright tonight" mean?
Ronan sighed. He flung back his head and stared at the sky. ‘Mars is bright tonight.’
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What was the origin of the idea that Centaur race hold some divining/astrological ability?
Was the idea that Centaurs as a race have some special divination/prediction abilities a JKR invention, or did the idea appear elsewhere before (books, or original myths?).
I am specifically ...
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Was there any example of Centaurs legitimately divinating some true information?
In Harry Potter, Centaurs let it be known that they are superior at divination (compared to humans).
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