The Sinful Centaur 神話中的人馬

It is speculated that in ancient Greece, before horses became common, invaders from the north rode on horseback and attacked villages. To the Greeks, these horsemen looked like monstrous half-men and half-animals. It seemed as if the horse and the man were both one creature. The Aztecs in the Americas felt the same way when they first Over time, many stories developed about these beasts with the head, body, and arms of a man but the legs, back, and tail of a horse. They were said to be lustful, drunken creatures that savagely interrupted life wherever they turned up. According to legend, the centaurs were the grandsons of Ixion, the king of Thessaly. When Ixion died, King Pirithous inherited part of Thessaly. The centaurs then claimed Thessaly as their birthright. The centaurs fought Pirithous, but eventually peace was secured. The centaurs were invited to Pirithous'' wedding as a gesture of goodwill. Unfortunately, they got drunk and tried to carry off Pirithous'' bride and the other women. Naturally, Pirithous wouldn''t stand for this, and a battle ensued. The centaurs lost the fight and were exiled. This famous battle is depicted on earthenware in museums across the globe. History has forever judged them as drunken, violent, lustful monsters without honor. But there is a constellation in the heavens that tells a different tale, and the Harry Potter books cast them in a better light, too.

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1.This artical is about The Sinful Centaur . Introducing the centaur how them become drunken creatures that savagely interrupted life wherever they turned up.

2.
a.
sinful a. 有罪過的
cavalryman n. 騎兵
savagely adv. 野蠻地
over time　　隨著時間流逝
b.
carry off...　　劫持……
cast...in a...light　　從……的角度詮釋……
aggression n. 侵略
constellation n. 星座
3.I choose this artical because I love to read about the constellations. I think the constellation is very charming. And I still don't know a lot of stars. When I found other stars I feel that I learn more things about the cosmos. That is very delicious for me.