But the fearsome creatures in Hellenic art reveal a dark side ... depicts battle between Centaurs and men (Peter Horree / Alamy) In this period, ancient Greek society was still under the influence ...

Upon his death, he is placed in the stars as the constellation Centaurus or Sagittarius ... applied to real people. Ancient Greek and Roman art suggests that the centaurs were metaphorical ...

The simplest Sagittarius glyph is an arrow. It could also be represented by a centaur holding a bow and archer. Both are clear nods to the sign’s roots in Greek mythology. Sagittarius is ruled ...

Similar conundrums are raised by the British Museum’s new exhibition Defining Beauty: The Body in Ancient Greek Art, which brings ... To give one example: the centaurs are presented as ...

But the fearsome creatures in Hellenic art reveal a dark side, writes Alastair Sooke. What do you think about when you hear the words ‘ancient ... Greek mythology. Five hundred years later ...