All 12 Uses of
centaur
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- There was the great shape of a centaur and a winged horse and a long lithe creature that Edmund took to be a dragon.†
p. 105.1centaur = a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- There were four great centaurs.†
p. 138.7centaurs = mythical beings that are half man and half horse
- Centaurs!†
p. 145.1
- Presently the centaurs and unicorns and deer and birds (they were of course the rescue party which Aslan had sent in the last chapter) all set off to go back to the Stone Table, carrying Edmund with them.†
p. 151.5
- The centaurs stamped uneasily with their hoofs.
p. 157.6 *centaurs = creatures that are half man half horse
- And all the time he was advising Peter how to conduct the operations, saying things like, "You must put your Centaurs in such and such a place" or "You must post scouts to see that she doesn't do so-and-so," till at last Peter said, "But you will be there yourself, Aslan."†
p. 160.6centaurs = mythical beings that are half man and half horse
- Then he pounced on a tall stone dryad which stood beyond the dwarf, turned rapidly aside to deal with a stone rabbit on his right, and rushed on to two centaurs.†
p. 184.1
- Instead of all that deadly white the courtyard was now a blaze of colors; glossy chestnut sides of centaurs, indigo horns of unicorns, dazzling plumage of birds, reddy-brown of foxes, dogs and satyrs, yellow stockings and crimson hoods of dwarfs; and the birch-girls in silver, and the beech-girls in fresh, transparent green, and the larch-girls in green so bright that it was almost yellow.†
p. 185.2
- "And join in, I hope, sir!" added the largest of the Centaurs.†
p. 191.2
- Those who can't keep up—that is, children, dwarfs, and small animals—must ride on the backs of those who can—that is, lions, centaurs, unicorns, horses, giants and eagles.†
p. 191.3
- Then Lion and Witch had rolled over together but with the Witch underneath; and at the same moment all war-like creatures whom Aslan had led from the Witch's house rushed madly on the enemy lines, dwarfs with their battleaxes, dogs with teeth, the Giant with his club (and his feet also crushed dozens of the foe), unicorns with their horns, centaurs with swords and hoofs.†
p. 194.8
- So the children sat on their thrones and scepters were put into their hands and they gave rewards and honors to all their friends, to Tumnus the Faun, and to the Beavers, and Giant Rumblebuffin, to the leopards, and the good centaurs, and the good dwarfs, and to the lion.†
p. 199.9