\b0 The race of the Centaurs was descended from \b \cf4 \ATXht10917 Ixion\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . They were creatures with
the body of a horse, with four legs, hooves, and a tail, and the trunk and head of a human being. They led a proud and wild life on Mount Pelion in Thessaly and had the reputation of being cruel and quarrelsome. They fought a famous battle with the Lapit
hs when, drunk on wine, they tried to abduct all the women at a wedding feast. The hero \b \cf4 \ATXht12010 Theseus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 also played a part in the battle, driving the Centaurs as far as Mount Pindus, on the borders of Epirus.\par