Avatar Island is proving to be a very interesting place.
For the past three days I've been touring the island and have found some interesting sights, but nothing like the picture above. The Centaur caught me completely off guard.
Now, for those who don't know what a Centaur is, I will give you the crash course in Greek Mythology: Centaurs, according to Greek mythology, were said to be the offspring of Ixion, son of Ares, and a cloud. These strange creatures had the head arms and chest of a man but the legs and lower half of a horse. These Man-Horse beasts lived in Thessaly, fed on meat and were given to riotous revelries. They came to symbolize the dark, unruly forces of nature. They were usually depicted as drunken followers of Dionysus, except for Cheiron who was the tutor to several heroes.
And now you've had your mythology course for the day. So if you're ever in that part of the Island, stop by and grab a selfie with it - as you can see, someone made sure he'd be ready to smile for the camera.
Centaurs,
according to Greek mythology, were said to be the offspring of Ixion,
son of Ares, and a cloud. These strange creatures had the head arms and
chest of a man but the legs and lower half of a horse. In later myths
and stories they sometimes had horns, wings or both. Back to Greek
mythology, these Man-Horse beasts lived in Thessaly, fed on meat and
were given to riotous revelries. They came to symbolize the dark, unruly
forces of nature. They were usually depicted as drunken followers of
Dionysus, except for Cheiron who was the tutor to several heroes... -
See more at:
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/centaurs.html#sthash.2KfVODK4.dpuf
Centaurs,
according to Greek mythology, were said to be the offspring of Ixion,
son of Ares, and a cloud. These strange creatures had the head arms and
chest of a man but the legs and lower half of a horse. In later myths
and stories they sometimes had horns, wings or both. Back to Greek
mythology, these Man-Horse beasts lived in Thessaly, fed on meat and
were given to riotous revelries. They came to symbolize the dark, unruly
forces of nature. They were usually depicted as drunken followers of
Dionysus, except for Cheiron who was the tutor to several heroes... -
See more at:
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/centaurs.html#sthash.2KfVODK4.dpuf
Centaurs,
according to Greek mythology, were said to be the offspring of Ixion,
son of Ares, and a cloud. These strange creatures had the head arms and
chest of a man but the legs and lower half of a horse. In later myths
and stories they sometimes had horns, wings or both. Back to Greek
mythology, these Man-Horse beasts lived in Thessaly, fed on meat and
were given to riotous revelries. They came to symbolize the dark, unruly
forces of nature. They were usually depicted as drunken followers of
Dionysus, except for Cheiron who was the tutor to several heroes... -
See more at:
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/centaurs.html#sthash.2KfVODK4.dpuf