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FILM/YEAR CREATURES/ CHARACTERS Fantasia (1940) • Kentaurides/ Centaurides • Centaurs DISNEY’S TAKE Disney displays centaurs and their female counterparts, centaurides, in a classical manner. They are half- horse, half- human. CLASSICAL ORIGIN Disney was fairly spot-on, although mythical centaurs are typically a little less happy- go-lucky. g n i w a r d d i o v a o t t l u c i f f i d It’s o s , s c i s s a l C e h t m o r f n o i t a inspir o t s e c n e r e f e r e r o m e e s o t expect . e r u t u f e h t mythology in 27